The tests would be administered at the beginning, middle and end of the school year. But the proposal’s fate is unclear with ...

State Rep. Dennis Paul filed a bill to pull the county's flood control district under a board appointed mainly by Texas Gov.

Republican lawmakers in Texas have opened a new front in their efforts to crack down on abortion, this time with a bill that ...

Just as that money begins to flow, some of the state’s 1,200 school districts are still planning to tighten their belts by ...

Senate Bill 10, which would shield victims of sex trafficking from prosecution for certain crimes if they were coerced by their trafficker, has been passed in the Texas Senate during the special ...

HOUSTON — Electricity demand in Texas could double by 2035, and Houston is likely to see increased prices because of it.

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If a quorum is not met in the Texas House on Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott and House Speaker Dustin Burrows have confirmed they ...

The Texas Senate voted 19-2 along party lines on Tuesday to approve a congressional redistricting map that is identical to a ...

"i'm genuinely astounded by how texas managed to get away with such blatant violations of the separation of church and state ...

SB 6 would prohibit the manufacture, distribution, mailing, transporting, delivery and prescribing of abortion-inducing pills, as well as allow private citizens in Texas to file suit against people or ...

Trump’s spending bill will cut aid for low-income families, costing most $1,200 yearly, while boosting wealthy incomes by $13 ...