Filed budgets from the Texas House of Representatives and Senate do not propose increasing the basic allotment funding for public school districts. The basic allotment is the minimum amount of funding ...

Vouchers are not fair to the children and parents of Texas—little oversight of spending, constitutional questions about ...

The stage was set this week for what could be a state legislative session of high drama and infighting. FOX 7 Austin's chief political reporter Rudy Koski and our panel of analysts have a look at some ...

A University of Houston rape suspect was released due to "a set of failures," the District Attorney's office admitted, leaving students fearful and demanding answers.

Experts were skeptical of a report from the Texas grid operator showing the state could run short of power by 2026.

The Texas Senate has proposed injecting a staggering half a billion dollars into film production, as economists and fiscal ...

Across Texas, parents are owed billions of dollars in child support. The Office of the Attorney General enforces child ...

There were only so many chair positions to go around, with 30 committees for 88 Republicans, making it inevitable that some ...

As Texas lawmakers navigate the 89th Legislative Session, key discussions revolve around two major national issues—energy production and immigration.

Days after the Senate Finance Committee grilled the Texas Lottery Commission about how they handled a $95 million Lotto Texas ...

Hundreds of the state's best and brightest are gathering in Galveston through the weekend to talk about the best ways to ...

Members of the Texas Senate and House filed joint resolutions this month proposing amendments to the state’s constitution ...