The Texas AFL-CIO has released their Pro-Worker Scorecard, which ranks how much Texas State Representatives and State ...

Gov. Greg Abbott called a July 21 special session to revisit vetoed bills, including the hotly contested ban on hemp products ...

A Republican plan to expand private school vouchers nationwide was dealt a major setback when the Senate parliamentarian said ...

Texas legislative session tackled weighty issues from education funding to immigration enforcement, but amid the serious ...

There are more than a half million homeschoolers in Texas, who some experts say could make up the bulk of the $1B program.

The North Texas district opened up last week when Republican Kelly Hancock resigned from the upper chamber to take over as ...

Legislation approved is partly aimed at helping Texas meet its goal of 60% of working-age Texans get a postsecondary degree ...

Texas lawmakers, who so easily passed private school vouchers, have allowed the STAAR to persist despite its many problems. By Express-News Editorial Board , Opinion Staff June 10, 2025 ...

From left: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Gov. Greg Abbott, former Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey and House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, speak about school vouchers during a press conference on March 25 ...

The National Education Association ranked Texas as 31st in the U.S. for teacher pay in the 2023-24 school year, estimating the average teacher salary in Texas as $62,463.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday signed House Bill 2, the largest public school funding increase in Texas history, ... The bill passed by a 31-0 vote in the Texas Senate and a 112-13 vote, ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed House Bill 2, allocating $8.5 billion to public schools. The bill targets funding for teacher and staff pay raises, special education and school safety.