A Texas bill that would order the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms was advanced by the Senate, ...

The scandal surrounding the Texas Lottery is prompting big changes in the Legislature. The Texas House passed a bill Monday ...

The Texas Senate has approved a bill that defines sex as either male or female based on biological reproductive systems, ...

The bill passed on the heels of a blanket ban of unregulated retail hemp-based THC consumables that is headed to Gov. Greg ...

The Texas Legislature’s final version of the state budget includes $100 million in additional funding for child care ...

The governor has not addressed whether he supports the ban, as hemp industry leaders have urged him to veto Senate Bill 3.

It comes as Texas public schools have been struggling with budget deficits. Gov. Greg Abbott made teacher pay raises an ...

If approved by Gov. Abbott, the bill would replace the annual test with shorter exams administered throughout the school year ...

Republican Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is leading incumbent Republican Texas Sen. John Cornyn by 9 points in the ...

The Texas House gave a thumbs Wednesday to a bill allowing smaller homes on smaller lots in Texas’ biggest cities..

The Texas Senate approved legislation Tuesday night aimed at revising the state’s school accountability system and replacing ...

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