KYLE — School vouchers or Education Savings Accounts are moving closer to probable approval during the Texas 89th legislative session. On Feb. 5, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 2, which provides $1 billlion in funding from the state’s surplus general revenue, beginning fiscal year 2026-27 to la...

By Megan Wehring Gov. Greg Abbott announced the state of Texas will invest an additional $94.6 million in federal funds to support higher education. Last year, the state allocated $175 million to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board to support higher education during the COVID-19 pandemic. ...

By Patrick Svitek The Texas Tribune Republican leaders in five Texas counties shared racist Facebook posts, some of which also floated conspiracy theories, leading Gov. Greg Abbott to call for two of them to resign. Abbott and other top Texas Republicans called for the resignation of the GOP chairs ...

Capital Highlights by Ed Sterling W hile the Memorial Day holiday was observed across Texas, lawmakers stayed busy at the state Capitol, voting on key bills in the final three days of the 86th Texas Legislature’s 140-day regular session. Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Denni...

By Alex Samuels/ Texas Tribune Less than 24 hours after the Texas House gave preliminary approval to a bill reducing the criminal penalties for Texans found to possess small amounts of marijuana, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick declared the measure dead in the Senate. House Bill 63 by state Rep. Joe Moody, D-E...

Water issues, school safety and education reform were topics tackled by a pair of Democratic candidates vying for state offices during a June 30 forum. The event, held at the Wimberley Community Center, featured Democratic candidate Steven Kling, who’s running against incumbent Donna Campbell (R-New...

Water issues, school safety and education reform were topics tackled by a pair of Democratic candidates vying for state offices during a June 30 forum. The event, held at the Wimberley Community Center, featured Democratic candidate Steven Kling, who’s running against incumbent Donna Campbell (R-New...

f ever there was a character that exemplified the bully mentality, Scut Farkus from “A Christmas Story” is probably one of them. Farkus, along with his toadie Grover Dill, were the bullies that terrorized Ralphie Parker and his friends, using intimidation tactics to get what they wanted from their h...

By Alexa Ura of the Texas Tribune A proposal to gut cities’ and school districts’ trans-inclusive bathroom policies did not advance in the House ahead of a crucial deadline, nixing the measure’s chances of getting a vote by the full chamber. But that doesn’t mean that the issue itself is dead. Up ag...

By Alexa Ura of the  Texas Tribune In the aftermath of one troubled study on the economic impact of a “bathroom bill” in Texas, San Antonio tourism officials are returning to the legislative debate with another dire financial outlook. Legislation viewed by many as discriminatory toward LGBT Texans —...