Texas Gov. Greg Abbott named property tax cuts a priority in the special session, along with redistricting and flood relief.

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Tucked into President Donald Trump’s tax bill is a provision that gives people tax credits for donations they make to private ...

Texas lawmakers are meeting in a special session to debate redistricting, abortion pills, flood relief and more amid growing ...

State Rep. James Talarico, a Democrat based in Austin, continued his schedule of news media interviews, sitting down with ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott raised $20 million over eight days in June, with several $1 million checks from GOP megadonors.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed his school vouchers initiative into law this summer. San Antonio Charter Moms will host town halls to discuss how it works.

Both vouchers and public school funding bills failed in the 2023 session, when Abbott held hostage school funding and told lawmakers he’d only support it once vouchers passed.

The teacher pay increase Abbott has been bragging about is the other half of the package that included school vouchers.

State policy makers passed two major education-related bills this legislative session, one establishing a school voucher-like program and another allocating more than $8 billion for public school ...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Saturday signed legislation authorizing a private school voucher program into law, marking the grand finale of an oftentimes ugly conflict that has largely defined Texas ...