News

Texas Legislature OKs sweeping higher education reform bill. Here's how SB 37 will affect faculty senates, regents' authority.
The Texas House and Senate signed SB 37 after conferencing on changes. The final text limits faculty authority and ...
KUT14h
With the Legislature wrapped up, here are other ways Texas schools were impacted
Once again, education was a huge topic at the statehouse this year. From passing a billion dollar school voucher plan to a ...
The Texas Tribune on MSN1d
In final act, Texas Legislature boosts judges’ pay and lawmaker pensions
House and Senate members agreed that judges needed a pay raise. But they spent the final hours of the legislative session ...
KERA News1d
Vouchers, property taxes and abortion: Here’s what the Texas Legislature did in 2025
The last day of Texas' 2025 legislative session is here. After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has ...
Bill requiring Ten Commandments to be displayed in Texas public school classrooms advances in Texas Legislature
On Monday, the Texas House gave final passage to Senate Bill 10, changing from the version previously passed by the Senate.
The Texas Tribune on MSN2d
Effort to curb personal injury lawsuit payouts dies in the Texas Legislature
The goal of the bill, according to the author, was to curb “nuclear verdicts” — ones that award victims $10 million or more.
‘Texas-sized’ water package passes legislature making $20B investment closer to reality
Senate Bill 7, which creates the administrative framework for funding water projects, was passed by the Texas Legislature.
Bill allowing local elections to move from May to November clears Texas legislature ahead of local runoff elections
The bill headed to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott's desk as voters prepare to head to the polls for local runoff elections.
Texas GOP scores legislative wins, shifting immigration, education costs
A $1 billion voucher program, touted as “the largest school-choice program in American history,” will go toward students’ ...