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 ...

The bill contains many provisions legal experts say are likely unconstitutional, including one that says it can’t be ...

The bill was amended to exempt visa-holders, but to give Gov. Greg Abbott power to bar other foreign citizens from purchasing ...

The bill would overturn a two-decade-old law allowing some undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition.

While it is a fraction of the $11B that Abbott and Republicans from Texas in Congress have been seeking, the money would be a ...

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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