At the height of Texas summers, residents whose homes lack air conditioners have no escape from the extreme heat. And it’s ...

The bill would overturn a two-decade-old law allowing some undocumented college students to pay in-state tuition.

Texas lawmakers have reached a deal on property tax relief that includes increasing homestead exemptions for homeowners and ...

Average funding per public school student is more than $15,000, nearly double the basic allotment of $6,160, the governor’s office says. Some claim, pointing to Texas Education Agency data, that when ...

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Texas lawmakers once again say they want to boost funding to make schools safer. State leaders promised to make them more ...

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Senate Bill 2038 allows landowners with property outside of an incorporated city to leave the city’s extraterritorial ...

Debbie Allen would later learn what she said no one had told her: Opioids like morphine, when combined with her husband's ...

These bills would strip many Texans of their freedom to vote — not because they aren't citizens, but because they can't ...

Legislation initially approved in the state House and Senate would make it harder for residents to petition against local ...

A House amendment would strip the bill of several controversial provisions, including one that sought to stretch the state's ...