The Legislature will still have to appropriate the funds to pay the settlement, either during the upcoming special session or ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott vetoed a bill that would ban THC. Californians call on Donald Trump to declare state of emergency ...

The district has the option to allow homeschooled students to participate in district UIL activities but is not required to.

The third-term Republican, who is challenging U.S. Sen. John Cornyn next year rather than run for reelection, did not give an ...

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A law providing $8.5 billion in new funding for Texas public schools lacks the spending flexibility that previously let ...

The 89th Texas Legislative Session brought sweeping changes to public education from major funding increases to the launch of ...

The 89th Texas Legislative Session brought sweeping changes to public education from major funding increases to the launch of ...

Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s aides have signaled their boss’s willingness to counter Texas redistricting with a similar move to offset GOP gains, lawmakers said.

Over the last five years, while local jails in the United States have been holding fewer people, New Mexico’s largest jail ...

First special session since 2009 When the Legislature last left Jackson, the state's capital city, without a budget in 2009, Reeves said, former Gov. Haley Barbour faced a similar situation.