"The Texas Senate's passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, with $1 ...

Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

Legislation raising Texas’ property tax homestead exemption to $140,000 was filed in the Texas Senate on Friday, offering the ...

AUSTIN – The Texas Senate is expected to approve a “school choice” bill Wednesday that would let families use taxpayer ...

Though passage of a “school choice” bill is all but certain in the Texas Senate, Democrats were not giving up without a fight ...

Last session, Texas lawmakers provided the largest property tax cut in the state's history by increasing the homestead exemption to $100,000.

President Donald Trump praised the efforts of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in the Texas Senate's passing of SB2, which would create ...

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

Sen. Nichols is worried that SB 2 would create a "new form of segregation," one that is based on students' income and ability.

The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a plan that would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to fund private education.

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.