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

Texas lawmakers instituted a sweeping six-week abortion ban in 2021, using the threat of criminal conviction to sway ...

The proposal sets a few possible points of contention between the House and Senate, including how much money should families ...

WASHINGTON -- The Senate on Thursday narrowly voted to confirm Kash Patel as director of the FBI, moving to place him atop ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining issue” of the legislative session, reassuring a crowd of conservative ...

Thierry lost her re-election bid for Texas House District 146 in a Democratic primary runoff last May and then switched to ...

ProPublica’s first-of-its-kind analysis is the most detailed look yet into a rise in life-threatening complications for women ...

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

"School choice" is a Trump priority that has divided Republicans, drawing support from parents' rights advocates but opposition from rural communities.

House Republican unity ticked up in 2024, while Senate Democrats saw record success on votes that split the parties.

Attorney General Ken Paxton, who has hinted at a possible run, has more support than the four-term senator among Republicans, ...