Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where ...

After seven hours of debate over SB 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so that they could expedite ...

The Texas Freshwater Fisheries Center in Athens has been under major renovations for almost a year and a half. The ambulance ...

School vouchers took one step closer to becoming law last night, passing the Texas Senate largely along party lines. State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) was the only Republican to vote against ...

Andrew Culver spoke with Bonnie Hubbard, Director of Administration at the Longview Animal Care and Adoption Center, about ...

After hours of debate on the Texas Senate floor, families are now one step closer to an opportunity to use state money to ...

The Texas Senate's recent approval of a school voucher bill has sparked a heated debate over its potential impact on ...

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to ...

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School vouchers are a top priority for Gov. Abbott in Texas, where the legislature is poised to pass a $1 billion plan. Democrats say the money would be better used to strengthen public schools.

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Senate Bill 2 would use $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to create state-managed education savings accounts and provide up to ...