Programs where governments give cash to low-income people with no strings attached may be permitted to continue in Texas after lawmakers failed to pass bills barring...
Thousands of teachers across North Texas could soon see a significant boost in their paychecks, thanks to a record-breaking school funding bill that’s now headed to...
AUSTIN – Texas lawmakers made progress on several bills Wednesday, including one regarding public school funding. More discussion remains before those bills are passed. As the...
Texas House lawmakers signed off on three bills May 19 that would tighten restrictions on bail and keep more defendants in jail while they await trial...
More money and support for workforce training in rural areas and early college programs across Texas advanced in the Capitol this week. They are among lawmakers’...
SAN ANTONIO – A Bexar County state senator filed a bill that would lower the interest rate for overdue child support payments. Senate Bill 629 would...
AUSTIN _ Legislation that could save the state’s consumable hemp market from a total ban – while reducing it to edibles and non-synthetic, smokable low-dose flower...
A Texas bill that would penalize social media companies for allowing children to use their platforms is gaining momentum in the Legislature. The House voted 125-20...
Time’s wasting A large swath of our education system is failing too many students. If public schools are not achieving appropriate standards, rather than expending energy...
Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. DALLAS — President Donald...
