The budget proposals seek nearly $5 billion in new funding for public education alongside $1 billion to establish a school ...
We’re days away from the start of Texas’ 89th legislative session, and from Donald Trump’s inauguration. Soon, the Texas GOP will unleash its agenda for 2025. We don’t know how the new ...
The Texas House of Representatives decided to ban members of the minority party from chairing committees in a vote on ...
This story is the first in a multi-part series exploring school choice and its potential impact on area families and schools.
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Senator Kevin Sparks, of Midland, announced his first of six legislative priority packages, aimed at addressing the growing shortage of healthcare professionals in rural ...
Paxton’s win was unsurprising after the state’s top court sided with his deputy in a similar lawsuit last month.
Conservative activists in the GOP caucus called any power sharing with the minority party a betrayal of Republican voters.
With the 89th Texas legislative session underway, Houston-area lawmakers have begun working on hundreds of bills they hope to pass into law. Priorities for local representatives and senators include ...
Top priorities for Republican leaders still include cutting property taxes and funding private school vouchers. In a statement sent out Wednesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Senate Bill 1 ensures that ...
Randy Ham, Executive Director of Odessa Arts and a board member for Texans for the Arts, highlights the creative industry's ...
Amanda Zurawski, who nearly died after being denied an abortion, has been fighting to clarify the medical exception to Texas ...