School districts have cut their budgets to the bone. Will the state legislature decide to spend at least as much per pupil as ...

FILINGS: Texas ... districts comply with House Bill 3. Senate Bill 598, authored by West, would also increase the security allotment. The bill would increase the per-student allotment by $90 ...

In the face of million-dollar budget deficits, several North Texas school districts ... common pressure points for school districts across the region. The Legislature will convene in Austin ...

(Chitose Suzuki / Staff Photographer) AUSTIN — A staunchly conservative Texas Legislature ... more money to help them fulfill their mission. District officials say they need an increase in ...

Chuy Hinojosa, a Democrat, has served in the Texas Senate since 2003, previously serving in the House. His district stretches ... and owning more than 10 single-family homes in the state and ...

Instead, they argue, elected officials “should vote their district.” Independent thinking is getting harder in the Texas Legislature ... Jeff Yass gave Abbott $10 million and Patrick $750,000.

From biennial legislative sessions to pauper's wages for lawmakers, Texas is the nation's leading outlier when it comes to self-governance. A lot of that goes back to the state's inherent distrust ...

With Republicans in solid control of state government, though contending with intraparty battles marked by differences that seem as much personal as ideological, the Texas Legislature will return ...

just as the Senate will be independent.” Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick signs autographs before an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, Dec. 10 ...

As Donald Trump returns to the White House, he has built the most formidable foundation of Republican electoral strength since the Ronald Reagan era in the 1980s.

AUSTIN, Texas - Lawmakers go back to Austin Tuesday to begin the 89th Texas Legislature ... Every district. Every district will have a seat at the table." 3:10 p.m. - "To the members of this ...

A Texas Tribune analysis showed school districts collected 10 percent fewer property tax ... Republicans in the legislature have filed measures seemingly in support of both sides, while Democrats ...