What this does is remove testing from being the center of gravity for the year the way that it is now,” state Rep. Diego ...

Texas House lawmakers overwhelmingly supported a bill that could fund reading and math supports for early elementary students ...

Texas Republicans are pushing the federal government to pay the state’s costs of Operation Lone Star, Gov. Greg’s Abbott’s ...

The bipartisan version of the bill advancing in the House does not go as far as the Texas Republican has pushed in recent ...

The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide ...

A bill that recently passed through the Texas Senate, which could be considered a statewide ban on abortion pills, sparked a ...

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Student discipline, uncertified teachers and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the ...

Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, said House Bill 4 would remove STAAR from being “the center of gravity” during the school ...

House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3 ...

State Rep. Brad Buckley, a Republican from Salado, said the lengthy tests don’t accurately measure knowledge and place too ...