From private school vouchers to tougher bail policies, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott won approval of nearly all his priorities in a legacy-defining legislative session that could power him through the 2026 ...

A $1 billion voucher program, touted as “the largest school-choice program in American history,” will go toward students’ ...

Texas lawmakers gaveled out of their 140-day regular legislative session on June 2, sending approximately 1,200 bills to the ...

For the second legislative session, lawmakers have withdrawn funding for a company selling kits that promise to help find ...

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

In the last few legislative sessions, the governor and leaders of the Texas legislature claim they passed a conservative ...

Pete Sessions (R-Texas) lamented the deficit spending in the GOP’s “big ... He also pointed out that if the sprawling legislative agenda is not passed through the reconciliation process ...

The money was a major win for Gov. Greg Abbott and other Texas Republicans who have been pushing for the money to be included ...

House Bill 4 would have replaced the STAAR test with three shorter exams and tweaked the state’s A-F accountability system.

Gov. Greg Abbott and other leaders have called for a major investment to save the state’s water supply. How to spend the ...

A boost in public school spending, school vouchers, and money for water systems are other highlights of the state budget, which was bolstered by a $24 billion surplus. One must-pass piece of ...