House Bill 4, by State Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, would also expand the Texas Education Agency’s powers to sanction school ...

Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...

The Texas Southern Tigers will host conference foe Mississippi Valley State. The teams meet Saturday for the second time this season.

Gov. Greg Abbott and Speaker Dustin Burrows predict a school voucher bill will pass through the Texas House, which last year ...

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Thierry lost her re-election bid for Texas House District 146 in a Democratic primary runoff last May and then switched to ...

But the bill didn't make it, either. Here's what happened: 11:18 a.m.: "Partisanship and ambition are not unusual in a state capitol, but here in Texas, right now," Davis says, launching her ...

A flurry of bills filed in the Texas House on Thursday tackle public school funding, STAAR tests, teacher quality and a voucher-style program to funnel public money toward private school tuition. The ...

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Twitter: @JBickertonUK. You can get in touch with James by emailing [email protected] Texas is on track to overtake California and become the most populous state in the Union by 2045 ...

Comedian Bill Maher marveled at the move by Scouting America, formerly The Boy Scouts of America (BSA), to change its name in an effort to be more inclusive. The HBO host called it "the kind of ...