National Republican Senatorial Committee Chair Tim Scott aims to expand the GOP's majority in the chamber in the 2026 midterm ...

In a surprising turn, major school choice proponents are enthusiastically cheering the Texas House for proposed legislation ...

The Texas Senate Committee on Education met to talk about raising teacher pay and expand the current teacher incentive ...

School choice has already passed in the Senate, but now two bills that go hand in hand with school choice have been filed in ...

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

While the Lottery Commission says it can’t regulate sales to couriers, lawmakers want changes after two major jackpots were ...

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Sen. Mitch McConnell is announcing he won’t seek reelection next year, ending a decadeslong tenure as a power broker who ...

The Texas Senate passed a trio of legislation from Sen. Joan Huffman (R-Houston) on Wednesday aimed at tightening rules ...

Last school year, the average teacher in Texas made thousands of dollars less than teachers in other states. A nearly $5 ...

The package was fast-tracked after Gov. Greg Abbott declared “bail reform” an emergency item. The bills now head to the House ...