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Students would be allotted tax dollars for private school education. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is urging the state Legislature to pass a major new education bill that would provide tax dollars for families who leave public schools for private schooling across his state, which is home to some of the country's largest school districts. Here's a closer look at the legislation, what its supporters and critics say and why these school choice initiatives have gained traction in 32 states so far. What does the Texas school choice bill do? Known as S.B. 1, the proposal would devote $500 million to education savings accounts (ESA) to provide financial support for families who remove their children from the public school system. Under S.B. 1, each student would be allotted $8,000 annually -- for private school tuition, tutoring, textbooks or other approved expenses. Is the bill going to become law? Despite multiple efforts, the Republican-held Texas Legislature has so far failed to enact e...

All but one GOP candidate for major statewide office outperformed Republican U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert in Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District this year, according to a Colorado Sun analysis of 2022 election results. The analysis, first reported Tuesday in The Sun’s political newsletter, The Unaffiliated, refutes the congresswoman’s claim that other Republican candidates may have dragged her down.  The Sun compared the votes cast in Boebert’s race with the results of five major statewide contests in 26 of the 27 counties in the 3rd District, which spans the Western Slope into Pueblo and southeast Colorado.  The Unaffiliated is our twice-weekly newsletter on Colorado politics and policy. Each edition is filled with exclusive news, analysis and other behind-the-scenes information you won’t find anywhere else. Subscribe today to see what all the buzz is about. SUBSCRIBE The Sun didn’t analyze the votes cast in Ea...

A gun was used as the weapon in the majority of mass attacks, according to the U.S. Secret Service. A gun was used for nearly three-quarters of the mass attacks carried out in the United States from 2016 to 2020, and often acquired illegally to carry out the attack, a newly released U.S. Secret Service report found. "One third of attackers in this study were prohibited by federal law from purchasing or possessing a firearm, including those with a prior felony or domestic violence conviction, fugitives from justice, those previously adjudicated incompetent or involuntarily committed to a mental health institution, and those who were currently the subject of a domestic-related protection order," the report says. "Despite these prohibitions, 38 of these attackers used firearms during their attacks, including those that were acquired through straw purchases, theft, purchases from private sellers, and purchasing parts online." The report, titled "Mass Attacks in Pu...