Next step will be action in the state House, where budget writers have different plans for distributing property tax help.

A proposed $336.1 billion state spending plan that includes money for teacher pay raises, border security, property tax cuts ...

Andrew Schneider, who covers state politics at Houston Public Media, said he has been watching Senate Bill 38, which sets up ...

Texas senators look into allowing ‘abusive’ students to be arrested, expelled to jail and in some cases charged with ...

Lawmakers in Texas are seeking to impose harsh criminal penalties on school librarians and teachers who provide award-winning ...

The bills will now go to the Texas House of Representatives to face another round of scrutiny and revision before potentially ...

Supporters of Senate Bill 38 say it’s needed to protect private property rights. Opponents say it threatens to undermine the ...

As conservative lawmakers seek to limit faculty senates, professors say SB 37 will create fear and invite political ...

The vote comes amid a broader push by conservative Christians to infuse more religion into public schools and life.

Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 13, shifting book selection in schools from librarians to school boards and involving parents ...

The Texas Senate has passed a pair of bills to introduce religion in public schools. One would require the Ten Commandments ...

Another bill, which would have mandated prayer and Bible study time in Texas classrooms, has not yet cleared the Texas Senate ...