What this does is remove testing from being the center of gravity for the year the way that it is now,” state Rep. Diego ...

Under a bill that is scheduled for a vote in the Senate, it would be illegal to entomb live bats in an unoccupied structure ...

A key Senate critic threw a lifeline to the Texas Lottery when he proposed moving its oversight to a new agency instead of ...

A new Senate proposal would save the lottery, but add tighter controls and put it under a different oversight agency.

U.S. Marine Cpl. Dakota Meyer, who once rescued three dozen people during a battle in the war-torn mountains of Afghanistan, ...

At the House higher ed hearing, dozens testified against SB 37. Though diluted, it still risks what faculty can teach, they ...

The bill would overturn a two-decade-old law allowing some undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition.

Legislation aimed at barring people and agents of countries deemed hostile to U.S. interests from owning land in Texas leaped ...

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The Fentanyl Child Endangerment Act, HB 166, was sent to Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday after passing the Texas Senate late ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick applauds legislative approval of Senate Bill 5 and Senate Joint Resolution 3, which create the Dementia ...

The bill filed by Sen. Bob Hall is the latest in a series of bills that limit who can purchase tickets and who oversees the ...