Texas’ first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve ...

It’s easy to test but hard to teach. The next chapter in Texas education policy must start with a bold but simple shift.

AUSTIN, Texas — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed a new bill to scrap the STAAR Test from Texas ...

State Representative Brooks Landgraf is once again filing a motion to eliminate the STAAR standardized test in public schools.

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Texas lawmakers return to Austin for the special session called by Governor Abbott. Eliminating and replacing the STAAR test is one of the topics.

LGBTQ rights supporters gather at the Texas State Capitol to protest state Republican-led efforts to pass legislation that ...

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Gov. Greg Abbott provided an update on flooding Thursday in San Angelo as recovery efforts continue. Abbott said the death ...

Redistricting is one of 18 items on the agenda during the Texas legislative special session that begins July 21.

Texas has 38 House of Representatives, also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman. Each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district, ...

Known as the Texas Women’s Privacy Act, House Bill 32 was filed by state Rep. Valoree Swanson (R-Spring) as lawmakers convene ...