A boost in public school spending, school vouchers, and money for water systems are other highlights of the state budget, ...

() – On the third to last day of session, the Texas legislature advanced a two-year $338 billion budget that fiscal conservatives argue is “California style budgeting. ” The Texas House and Senate ...

A bill that would preserve the Texas Lottery but abolish the commission that oversees it is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott. The ...

Other conservative-led states, including Florida and North Carolina, have sought to influence who leads colleges and what ...

In exactly 38 hours, the 89th session of the Texas Legislature will gavel to a close in both chambers. What has unfolded ...

Bill giving Texas parents, school boards more control over library books heads to Abbott. Legislators on Saturday gave final ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has already said he intends to sign the bill, which will give schools funding for salary increases, special ...

AUSTIN - The Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 1 on Saturday, marking the final passage of the state budget before it’s ...

SB 8 would require sheriffs in most Texas counties to request 287(g) agreements with ICE, where local officers help federal agents enforce immigration law.

Tensions flared and the debate turned personal as Republicans said their bill empowered parents and denied predictions that ...

Senate Bill 7, which creates the administrative framework for funding water projects, was passed by the Texas Legislature.

SB 12 would ban teaching gender identity and sexual orientation, while requiring parents to opt their children into sex education.