On Monday, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a proponent of school choice, issued a legal opinion stating that there is no...

How does something like that happen? It’s complicated. Many schools in Texas are primarily funded by local property taxes, plus money...

Parents, teachers and advocates traveled from across Texas on Tuesday to hear from Gov. Greg Abbott and make their case to lawmakers for...

The Texas legislature introduced a bill on Tuesday to attract more Bitcoin-related businesses to the state and protect the rights of...

San Antonio Independent School District teachers and staff could be getting a raise anywhere from 2% to 9% in the coming years under a...

Republican state lawmakers have filed a raft of bills aimed at combating alleged election fraud and making the officials who conduct...

Doug Lewin, president of Austin based Stoic Energy, joins FOX 7 Austin's John Krinjak to discuss changes to Texas's power grid proposed...

The Texas Legislature is meeting in Austin, and Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) and Sen. Carol Alvarado (D-Houston) have filed HB 2215/SB...

WICHITA FALLS (KFDX/KJTL) — Crime Stoppers officials are concerned about a bill in the Texas legislature that could affect the anonymity...

As Texas contends with historically high home prices and rents, state legislators might try to ease the affordability crisis with...

In 2012 I started writing columns about education policy and education funding. It has been my hobby for years. I have studied voucher...

PHOENIX (AP) — Led by tough-talking Republican governors weighing presidential runs, Texas and Florida are debating especially strict...

Emergency rules set by the Texas Public Utility Commission that increased the wholesale price of electricity price to $9,000 per...

Texas lawmakers have filed a slew of bills this year that could have a significant effect on transgender youth; what is taught in...

This edition features information about the work state leaders are doing to prepare for Medicaid redeterminations, a conversation with...

The first bill passed by the Texas Senate seeks to clear up confusion about reporting juvenile mental health hospitalization records to...

AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton told lawmakers in a Senate committee hearing on Thursday he wants to see...

The Texas House took its first steps toward extending Medicaid coverage for new mothers to one year. Three years ago, before the...

This past week, the House Appropriations Committee voted to accept certain budget riders that would amend the house version of the state...

State lawmakers this week debated legislation that would allow U.S. Border Patrol agents to arrest, detain and search people suspected of...

After almost three decades in the construction industry, Juan Pedro Muñoz understands firsthand what it’s like to work outdoors during...

State Senator Lois Kolkhorst has filed a sweeping legislative package aimed at the ongoing influx of illegal immigration in Texas. With...

With livelihoods and futures on the line, a two-tiered system of justice enshrined in the Texas Criminal Code is putting some of the...

The Republican leadership in the Texas House announced last week that passing a bill to make illegal immigration a felony is a top...