The education landscape in Texas is undergoing a massive transformation, with changes set to impact students from K-12 to ...

As the Texas legislative session has ended, universities are now charged with enacting transformative change by Sept. 1. Here ...

Amid a quiet legislative session for health, lawmakers’ priority legislation reinforced the U.S. health secretary’s agenda.

Organizers are ready to enter the next phase of their policy battle as Gov. Greg Abbott is poised to sign into law a handful ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said this was his best legislative session ever, and looked forward to his reelection campaign in an ...

Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow ...

Advocates say the bills will give parents more power over their children’s schools. Critics say they don’t give parents ...

The mixed-bag results showed early literacy improvements, a key indicator of future academic success, but underline the ...

Current and former students say being able to pay in-state tuition rates made college more accessible. The state ended the ...

State lawmakers are weighing in on the state of education in Texas following the conclusion of the legislative session.State ...

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Texas Governor Abbott signed House Bill 2, affecting teacher and support staff pay and retention in public schools.