Texas lawmakers are trying to replace one big STAAR test in public schools with three shorter tests. House Bill 8 is set for ...

Exactly a week ago, Texas House Democrats returned to the state after fleeing to prevent Republicans from voting on President ...

Lawmakers in the House and Senate are considering nearly identical bills to replace the test as they gather for a second ...

(The Center Square) – Multiple bills addressing housing affordability become law Sept. 1. Gov. Greg Abbott signed the bills ...

Georgetown Fire Chief John Sullivan, who joined the department in 2013, said he worries that lowering the voter-approval tax ...

The bill comes after more than 100 people, including dozens of campers, died when floods swept through Kerr County last month ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has signed into law bills to strengthen private property rights and strengthen homeowners’ ability to ...

Prosper, would ban any state lawmaker who does not have an excused absence from the Legislature from accepting ...

Nicole Wilson led the push for sirens soon after those floods. She said she hopes state leaders keep these bills in the ...

SB2 would give a state agency the ability to tell counties to build siren systems. It would also create a new fund to pay for ...

The families testified that counselors were told not to move children out of cabins until they received instructions to do so, even though floodwaters were rising.

The bill would replace the STAAR with three shorter student support tests, and would require A-F ratings for campuses across ...