Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where ...

After hours of debate on the Texas Senate floor, families are now one step closer to an opportunity to use state money to ...

The easy part is over. The Texas House will next take up "school choice" vouchers, an emergency item for Gov. Greg Abbott.

School vouchers took one step closer to becoming law last night, passing the Texas Senate largely along party lines. State Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville) was the only Republican to vote against ...

Under Senate Bill 2, families could receive $10,000 a year per student in public taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s tuition at an accredited private school and other expenses like textbooks, ...

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School vouchers are a top priority for Gov. Abbott in Texas, where the legislature is poised to pass a $1 billion plan. Democrats say the money would be better used to strengthen public schools.

Sports Director Michael Coleman chatted with Mitch Holthus, play-by-play announcer for the Kansas City Chiefs, about how East Texan Mahomes has grown and changed since he began his career. Several ...

After dropping a game on the road to the Arizona Wildcats, the West Virginia women's basketball team has responded with a pair of blowout wins over Oklahoma State, 54-37, and over Kansas, 76-43. Mark ...

Senate Bill 2 would use $1 billion in taxpayer dollars to create state-managed education savings accounts and provide up to ...

The suspect, identified by police as Brandon Dickerson, is being held in the Brazos County Jail on a $250,000 bond for a ...