Six weeks into the legislative session, Texas lawmakers are focusing on education, property taxes and bail changes.

The Texas House has filed its school voucher bill. The legislation differs in several ways from what the Senate has already ...

The 5 D’s of Doge: doge, discover, disrupt, deliver, doge. Members of the Texas House Committee on Delivery of Government ...

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President Trump and the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have increased their efforts to slash ...

ISD officials oppose Texas legislative efforts to pass private school vouchers, citing concerns over public school funding ...

Children in public schools in Texas could be taking a redesigned standardized test as early as next year under a proposal ...

It is a hard line, couriers have to go,” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said on Wednesday. The statement comes on the heels of an $83.5 million Lotto Texas jackpot, the fifth-highest in the game’s history ...

It's a longstanding tradition in Texas: every two years when the Legislature is in session, folks from across the state ...

The number of STAAR tests should be reduced to align with federal testing requirements under Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA ...