Watch an April 2 conversation on how new laws are affecting public education in Texas

In 2023, much of the legislative debate around education in Texas centered on whether to allow families to use public dollars to send their children …

Texas gives $125 million to rural sheriffs and prosecutors for pay increases

ODESSA — Texas has awarded $125 million in grants to rural sheriffs and prosecutors across the state, the Texas Comptroller said in a statement last …

How Gov. Greg Abbott lost a yearlong fight to create school vouchers

Sharing the stage at the Brazos Christian School gymnasium in Bryan, Rep. John Raney rose from his seat next to Gov. Greg Abbott during a …

We ranked Texas senators across the ideological spectrum based on their 2023 votes

The Texas Senate’s roll-call votes during this year’s regular legislative session and four special sessions allow us to once again rank the 31 senators from …

We ranked Texas House members along the ideological spectrum based on their 2023 votes

The Texas Legislature’s 2023 regular session and four special sessions are now over, as the legislature ended its longest year ever, having been in session …

Texas superintendents say lack of school safety funding may lead to budget cuts

Public school administrators were well aware that the Texas House’s vote to block a school voucher program last month would likely mean getting no new …

Abbott mum on another special session as he charges into voucher opponents’ primary battles

AdministrationThis has sparked conjecture that he might summon legislators to reconvene in Austin next year before the March primary, an idea that Lt. Gov. Dan …

McKinney state Rep. Frederick Frazier pleads no contest to charges he impersonated a public servant

MCKINNEY — State Rep. Frederick Frazier, R-McKinney, on Tuesday pleaded no contest to two misdemeanor charges of trying to impersonate a public servant, part of …

Texas House adjourns fourth special session — leaving vouchers, school safety and elections bills unfinished

The fourth special legislative session effectively ended Tuesday when the House adjourned without taking action on some key bills the Senate had passed. It concluded …

After school voucher bill falls apart, supporters and opponents get ready for future fights

Many public school educators and advocates saw the Texas House’s vote blocking school vouchers last month as a forceful rebuke that should signal there’s no …