House Higher Education Committee chair says university research and workforce are priorities. Expanding DEI ban not crucial ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died late Tuesday after serving just two months and a day in Congress, party officials said ...

Rep. Al Green made comments against President Donald Trump during his joint congressional address on Tuesday night.

The Texas House Committee on Public Education is considering a bill this week that would increase funding for public schools.

Dozens of witnesses warned a Texas Senate panel of what they said were potential unintended economic and health consequences ...

Governor Abbott appoints four and reappoints four members to the Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities.

A Texas Senate committee is set to discuss a bill Monday that would ban all forms of THC, the primary psychoactive compound ...

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Lawmakers on Tuesday discussed House Bill 2, which would raise schools’ base funding per student by $220 — a figure that ...

The Texas Senate Education Committee hears testimony on bills that would bring religious material into the classroom.

Lawmakers are considering proposals they say could save the average homeowner hundreds of dollars in this year’s property ...

DSHS Commissioner Jennifer Shuford was questioned by the Texas House Committee on Public Health Monday morning.