The proposal, filed Thursday, comes well short of the increase school administrators and education advocates have been asking ...

House Bill 4, by State Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, would also expand the Texas Education Agency’s powers to sanction school ...

Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...

This week, for the first time, the new Speaker of the Texas House, Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said school choice will pass.

With the Texas House legislative committees filled out, the stage is now set in the lower chamber for legislators to get to ...

Lakeway, has filed a bill that would ban student cellphones in Texas schools. House Bill 515 follows a nationwide trend.

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows filled out his leadership team by leaning heavily on trusted lieutenants who helped him ...

Texas House Bill 3 introduces private school vouchers, stirring debate about educational funding and school choice.

The House bill filed by state Rep. Brad Buckley would offer private school vouchers to all Texas students, including ...

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The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.

Salado, filed his version of the education savings account (ESA) program along with two other education bills that relate to ...