House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

Legislation aimed at barring people and agents of countries deemed hostile to U.S. interests from owning land in Texas leaped ...

The Odessa American is the leading source of local news, information, entertainment and sports for the Permian Basin.

The bipartisan version of the bill advancing in the House does not go as far as the Texas Republican has pushed in recent ...

State Rep. Brad Buckley, a Republican from Salado, said the lengthy tests don’t accurately measure knowledge and place too ...

SB 2880 would make it a felony to pay for abortion costs and allow private citizens to sue pill distributors, prescribers and ...

The Texas Senate advances a bill eliminating in-state tuition for undocumented students, raising their college costs ...

Legislators in the House and Senate have reached an agreement on more property tax relief. But some critics worry the cuts ...

The House sponsor of Senate Bill 17, Mount Pleasant Republican Rep. Cole Hefner, said the legislation would make Texas and the nation ... debate in the lower chamber. Under an amendment added ...

Paul is the first candidate out of the gate to succeed incumbent Mayes Middleton in an open seat running from Galveston to the outskirts of Houston.