After successful campaigns for House allies, the governor is in a position to set an ambitious course for the legislative ...

House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, ...

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An AI-powered virtual charter school that was approved in Arizona has been rejected in Arkansas, Utah, North Carolina and Pennsylvania.

Neither Bridges nor Nagore has met new local state representatives Trey Wharton and Paul Dyson. Bridges said he intends to ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced his Senate priorities for the 89th legislative session. Of his 40 priority bills, the 25 he ...

The education savings account package is the first bill to be sent to the Senate floor this year, reflecting urgency from Gov ...

A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday ...

After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...

The leader of the Texas Senate revealed his top 25 priorities for the legislative session and said more will come.

Legislation advances after a budget analysis estimates the cost of the voucher-style program will nearly quadruple in 4 years ...

Texas lawmakers debate a bill that would let families use public funds for private and home schools, raising concerns over ...