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Texas lawmakers are considering a plan to help parents move their children from public to private school using ...

Three trustee places are up for election in Lewisville ISD and two in Argyle ISD. Place 7 in Lewisville ISD is the only ...

In Texas, there is perhaps no other agency that exemplifies rampant, unaccountable bureaucracy and bloat more than the Texas Education Agency.State rep from Decatur wants TEA gone” ...

LoanDepot moved into a new location in Grapevine but remains in the Boss Office Coworking building on Main Street. (Cody Thorn/Community Impact) LoanDepot has moved to a new location in Grapevine but ...

Texas has been trying to pass school vouchers since 1995, but the bills keep failing each session. Now, Abbott gets what he ...

Texas Republicans are moving quickly to pass their economic and social priorities through the Legislature, but the party is far from unified, and the best example of GOP factions is the uneasy ...

As schools and cities prepare for the financial impact of TAD’s new reappraisal plan, State Rep. Chris Turner has filed bills ...

With this series of weekly updates, WOLA seeks to cover the most important developments at the U.S.-Mexico border. See ...

Smith County Sheriff Larry Smith apologized for comments at a town hall on immigration policy. He denies defying state law as ...

Brooke Rollins won confirmation as the new Secretary of Agriculture by a 72-28 Senate vote. Several U.S. agriculture groups congratulated the Texan on her confirmation.

As most Republicans have fallen in line with Trump's agenda, one former ally is pushing back and testing his own power in Washington in the process.