As the 89th Texas Legislature approaches its June 2 adjournment, lawmakers have advanced significant legislation across ...

The proposal, which cleared the Texas House over the weekend, would increase state oversight of universities and place ...

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The schools were closed last week after years of declining enrollment. The school communities said increased choices were to ...

“ Texas DEI ban in public schools approved in the House ” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, championed the prioritization of the curriculum amendment “so history does not repeat itself.” ...

STAAR testing ends, school vouchers rise, and public schools face funding challenges and accountability questions.

Under Senate Bill 12, dubbed a "parental rights bill," Texas parents would need to opt their children into sex education.

A statewide high school advising program would be established and overseen by the Texas Education Agency to work with districts’ advisers, according to the bill. The bill would limit each district ...

Midland ISD board adopts new policies on race, gender, curriculum, and school standards after heated debate and divided vote.

Inspectors checked over 8,000 campuses last year, finding 87% in full compliance, according to a Texas Education Agency report ... director of public policy and governmental affairs at Mental ...