What this does is remove testing from being the center of gravity for the year the way that it is now,” state Rep. Diego ...

Several Texas House members appear to have a new vote strategy—using extend-o-sticks to reach the buttons to indicate their ...

State Rep. Brad Buckley, a Republican from Salado, said the lengthy tests don’t accurately measure knowledge and place too ...

Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, said House Bill 4 would remove STAAR from being “the center of gravity” during the school ...

Legislation aimed at barring people and agents of countries deemed hostile to U.S. interests from owning land in Texas leaped ...

The bill was amended to exempt visa-holders, but to give Gov. Greg Abbott power to bar other foreign citizens from purchasing ...

While it is a fraction of the $11B that Abbott and Republicans from Texas in Congress have been seeking, the money would be a ...

AUSTIN – Texas moved one step closer to banning citizens of China, Iran, North Korea and Russia from owning property in the ...

The legislation had only pertained to countries the government deemed national security threats. A last-minute change would ...

With less than three weeks remaining in the regular legislative session, Texas lawmakers are working on competing legislation ...

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