Past efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious ...

The aggressive Republican agenda’s success depends on how well the three leaders harmonize their tactics and goals for the legislative session.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will hold a news conference on Wednesday morning as the Texas Legislature looks to pass its first bills ...

Governor Greg Abbott’s legislative priority of property tax relief took a step forward as a Texas Senate committee unanimously advanced a new plan.

Sen. José Menéndez’s proposal, which does not come with additional funding, would require districts to install seatbelts for ...

The continuing cry for relief from ever rising property taxes is fully underway at the State Capitol with particular focus on slashing the burden for seniors.

During his State of the State address, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform an emergency item, allowing the ...

The legislation comes on the heels of an executive order signed last month by President Donald Trump promising “forceful and ...

Gov. Greg Abbott declared bail reform as one of his emergency items for the 89th legislative session. During his state of the ...

A bill aimed at lowering property taxes unanimously passed in the Texas Senate on Tuesday with bipartisan support, according ...

Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a ...

Will state legislators come close to increasing that allotment that districts say is necessary to fill the gap in funding armed security at schools?