State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat in Austin, has been gaining national attention for his opposition to the Texas school ...

In the roiling politics of so-called “school choice,” public school advocates have some unexpected allies on the Right.

The ads praise 14 Texas Republicans, including House Speaker Dustin Burrows, for their support of education savings accounts.

Texas professors and teachers' unions met with lawmakers Monday to say why they oppose school vouchers and limits on faculty ...

The bill is based on debunked claims that public schools were encouraging so-called furries. Lawmakers have used the claims ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed concerns that federal funding and civil rights could be jeopardized by the reduction of the ...

Members of the House Committee on Public Education clashed over the details of a school voucher bill — a topic that for the ...

A bill in Texas would ban “furry subculture“ from Texas public schools.

The Legislature’s current proposals put a handful of private contractors in the driver’s seat. Other states have already seen ...

Texas wants to say farewell to the furries. A bill introduced in the Texas House of Representatives backed by Gov. Greg Abbott would ban “non-human behavior” in schools, including ...

Indeed, managing school vouchers has become a big business. And, as Governor Greg Abbott and the Republican-controlled Texas Legislature gear up to pass their own program this session, private ...