A bipartisan deal to restrict bail is headed to the House floor after clearing a key committee Monday night with Democratic ...

Texas House lawmakers overwhelmingly supported a bill that could fund reading and math supports for early elementary students ...

The Texas House voted 87-58 to approve Senate Bill 1257 on Monday. The measure requires health care providers who provide ...

House Bill 4 would make the test shorter and base scores on how students’ performance compares to national averages.

State Rep. Brad Buckley, a Republican from Salado, said the lengthy tests don’t accurately measure knowledge and place too ...

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The bill originally allowed pregnant women to drive in HOV lanes, to be consistent with Texas abortion laws, but legislators ...

Student discipline, uncertified teachers and school bans on DEI and cellphones are some of the topics being debated at the ...

House Bill 46 is expected to pass the lower chamber Tuesday. It reached the floor ahead of the House rewrite of Senate Bill 3 ...

Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, said House Bill 4 would remove STAAR from being “the center of gravity” during the school ...

Any House bills or joint resolutions that haven’t passed out of committee by Monday, made it to a calendar by Tuesday or ...

Although it's not the worst bill to come out of Texas, advocates warn that the bill's vagueness leave it ripe for misuse.