The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.

Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student ...

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval Thursday to a bill giving across-the-board pay raises for public school ...

Though victory in the state feels farther away than ever, some Democrats, including their new leader, say Texas could still ...

Senate Joint Resolution 1, or "Jocelyn's Law," would keep people without authority to be in the U.S. who are charged with ...

The House bill filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley would offer private school vouchers to all Texas students, including home-schoolers.

Like the Texas Senate, the House calls for a cash incentive paid from taxes for families who want to switch their kids from ...

The Texas Senate passed bail reform measures tightening policies for violent crime suspects, moving towards the House. The bills could restrict bail eligibility and allow denial of bail for some ...

Some Republicans have raised concerns about potential cuts to anti-poverty programs that their constituents rely on as they ...

Texas senators passed a set of bills this week that would keep more defendants in jail while they await trial for certain felony charges. If passed by the Texas House, two measures would appear on ...

Vouchers are an unforced error by Texas Republicans and a remarkable political opportunity for proponents of public education ...

Houston schools are facing a tough challenge with truancy as alarming new data reveals over 60,000 unexcused absences last ...