From the capitol to the classroom, Texas lawmakers brought new policies into lesson plans. District 42 State Rep. Richard ...

As ethical and legal debates about artificial intelligence continue, Texas is expanding its regulations on the new technology ...

Lawmakers celebrated a host of policy wins as the session ended this week, including private school vouchers, teacher pay ...

A bill signed by Abbott becomes law. If he leaves a bill unsigned but doesn't veto it, it also automatically becomes law.

Monday was "sine die" for the Texas Legislature — the last day of the 89th legislative session. Here’s what happened under ...

The last day of Texas' 2025 legislative session is here. After 140 days at the Capitol in Austin, the Texas Legislature has ...

Legislation approved by the state Senate that then stalled in the House was backed by oil and gas interests opposed to ...

Dr. Jennifer Shuford, Texas Department of State Health Services commissioner, joins the Standard with an update on efforts to ...

House and Senate members agreed that judges needed a pay raise. But they spent the final hours of the legislative session ...

But to stay in office, they also have to work almost clandestinely to get their own bills passed and secure funding for ...

On Monday, the Texas House gave final passage to Senate Bill 10, changing from the version previously passed by the Senate.

Once again, education was a huge topic at the statehouse this year. From passing a billion dollar school voucher plan to a ...