A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill ...

A recent budget analysis noted the Texas Senate’s voucher bill could affect the fund if it leads students and teachers to ...

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...

Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, said during a Senate Finance Committee meeting Monday. The discussion comes as school districts ...

Signs that read “Save Public Schools” and “Liberty for Texas Kids” flashed in a Capitol hearing room as people squished into ...

The Texas Senate Education Committee is set to hear comments on a bill that would increase teacher pay. The bill would create ...

If the Legislature approves SB 4, Texas voters would have to approve the amendment to the state Constitution to make the tax ...

Linda McMahon’s nomination to serve as President Donald Trump’s education secretary has advanced out of a Senate committee, ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent ...

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