Hundreds of Texas teachers could lose their jobs this year as schools are forced to make budget cuts. Experts told Newsweek ...

The Texas Senate has passed a pair of bills to introduce religion in public schools. One would require the Ten Commandments ...

A proposed $336.1 billion state budget advanced in a key Texas Senate committee Wednesday, setting it up for a floor debate ...

Gov. Greg Abbott, who has led the charge for the education savings accounts, says school choice will pass in the House this ...

Plans for a new voucher program need work to make sure enough low-income families can participate — and that the program ...

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

This legislative session, Texas lawmakers are hoping to lower property taxes and increase funding for the state’s public ...

Lawmakers are considering proposals they say could save the average homeowner hundreds of dollars in this year’s property ...

House and Senate lawmakers plan to spend at least $6 billion on property tax cuts, but haven't yet agreed on how much relief ...

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