The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has vowed to pass a “school choice” law this session in response to public statements from President Donald Trump.

Attorney General Ken Paxton demanded information from the Hutto district on their transgender student athlete policies.

AUSTIN— A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now ...

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...

A Texas Senate committee on Tuesday quickly and unanimously advanced a proposal to provide billions of dollars in tax breaks ...

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The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

Almost immediately after assuming his new role as chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, state Rep. Ramón ...

Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform as one of his emergency items for the 89th legislative session. During his state of the ...

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Jacksonville, entered a strong condemnation of school vouchers into the Senate Journal after he was the lone Republican to ...