Although Democrats will be prohibited from chairing the main legislative committees, the chamber voted to expand the powers ...

The Texas Republican Party has embraced a new class of evangelical conservatives whose goalposts continue to move further ...

Senate Bill 2, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), would create an "Education Savings Account" (ESA) program that ...

The 89th Texas Legislative Session has convened in Austin, Texas, for 2025. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are expected ...

Democrats will serve as House committee vice chairs, which some lawmakers said harks back to the Texas tradition of power ...

A key part is the requirement that the GOP House Caucus demanded. Committee Chairs are to be members from the majority party ...

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The Senate education committee will hear public testimony on Senate Bill 2, which would establish education savings accounts.

Under SB 2, the proposed $1 billion in the budget would mean roughly up to 100,000 Texas students who want to enroll in an ...

The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.

We congratulate state Rep. Dustin Burrows on his election as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives on the first day ...