Ted Cruz and Elon Musk are joining a growing number of people in Washington with eyes on the Texas lawmakers as school choice ...

Gina Hinojosa, a former president of the Austin school board, posted an interactive on X through which users can find out ...

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A longtime Houston Zoo exhibit with over 60 years of service will close following spring break, officials announced.

For the past several years, Republican state lawmakers have pushed to rein in rising property tax bills. That push culminated ...

As schools and cities prepare for the financial impact of TAD’s new reappraisal plan, State Rep. Chris Turner has filed bills to stymie the plan’s rollout.

House Speaker Dustin Burrows reappointed state Rep. Brad Buckley (R-Killeen) to lead the committee. Buckley tried to get ...

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

Local law enforcement are eyeing a potential solutions to reduce the number of pedestrian fatalities in roadways.

We're following new legislation to abolish the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and eliminate the position of commissioner of education. It would also eliminate the public school accountability and ...

Texas has been trying to pass school vouchers since 1995, but the bills keep failing each session. Now, Abbott gets what he ...

Texans need to be careful about getting swindled again over billions of public dollars being funneled into new private ...