The new House plan for Education Savings Accounts now comes with a big boost for public school funding, but it's getting a skeptical response at the Capitol. Plus, an influential Texas Congressman raises concern about the expanding war in the Middle East. Why he says there could be a need for American troops on the ground. And a plan to spend more than a billion dollars on Texas parks is on the ballot. How a famous singer is helping to win support for the proposition.

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