The Texas House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee held a hearing this week to consider a new bill that would ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott applauded Thursday as he watched President Donald Trump sign an executive order to ...

School vouchers are a hot topic at the Texas Capitol, but Christian Democrat James Talarico has strong words for fellow ...

There are a handful of transgender Texans who work in the Capitol. Some say that new restroom rules won’t deter them from ...

Gov. Greg Abbott tours St. Timothy Christian Academy in Plano, promoting private school vouchers, while public schools in ...

The Texas House and Senate have dueling proposals that would give taxpayer money to some Texas families for private schooling ...

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Texas Democrats and union officials said the Republican governor is showing his eagerness to decimate the state's public ...

Gov. Greg Abbott dismissed concerns that federal funding and civil rights could be jeopardized by the reduction of the ...

President Donald Trump signs executive order toward the closure of the U.S. Department of Education with Gov. Greg Abbott in attendance.

President Trump’s executive order directs Education Secretary Linda McMahon to dismantle the federal Department of Education, ...