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

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

If it becomes law, the bill would define sex based on reproductive organs and require state documents and policies to comply ...

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

Texas lawmakers have sought to make it easier to build more homes — and harder for neighbors to block projects.

The bill was amended to exempt visa-holders, but to give Gov. Greg Abbott power to bar other foreign citizens from purchasing ...

While it is a fraction of the $11B that Abbott and Republicans from Texas in Congress have been seeking, the money would be a ...

AUSTIN – Texas moved one step closer to banning citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from owning property in the ...

The legislation had only pertained to countries the government deemed national security threats. A last-minute change would ...

The Texas House of Representatives approved a bill Monday that would eliminate the state’s current standardized testing ...

House Bill 46 aims to fix longstanding access issues in Texas’ medical cannabis program, including adding more dispensaries ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House gave near-unanimous initial approval to a bill that would replace the STAAR test in the next school year.