For the first time, Abbott and a Texas House speaker are aligned, at least publicly, on his vision to send public dollars to ...

Burrows, with Abbott by his side, called it a “monumental day” for the school choice movement. While the Texas House and ...

The House is considering a $1 billion bill that would allow up to 100,000 students in Texas to attend private schools.

Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...

As a committee of the Texas Legislature prepares to discuss a bill framed as a solution to squatting, housing advocates and ...

Lawmakers have filed bills aimed at preventing and fighting wildfires, but they fail to go far enough in light of a Texas ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, both Republicans, promoted a bill Tuesday that would create the ...

There is no shortage of opinions about the time change. As in past years, new legislation has been filed at the Texas Legislature that could end this requirement.

Lubbock Area United Way said Wednesday that Speaker Dustin Burrows is championing a bill that would enhance the Texas 211 Information and Referral Network’s (TIRN) ...

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Texans who fall behind on their property taxes face one of the most punitive systems in the nation, where private collection ...