The marquee proposal would increase the amount of a home’s value exemption from school taxes to $140,000 from $100,000.

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

Bills introduced by Republicans in the Texas Senate would require the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public schools and ...

The Senate Finance Committee seemed interested Monday in funding specific education priorities, instead of a large investment ...

It only took the Texas Senate 22 days from the start of this year’s legislative session to introduce, debate and pass its ...

Signed into law in June 2023, HB 3 increased how much districts receive for school safety each year to $10.00 per student from $9.72 per student, with an additional $15,000 for each campus in a school ...

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed ...

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

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Almost immediately after assuming his new role as chairman of the Mexican American Legislative Caucus, state Rep. Ramón ...

A bipartisan Senate bill to ban social media access for kids younger than 13 is facing pushback from digital rights and tech ...