Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker. Each has ...

With all eyes on Austin for the next few month, House Speaker Burrows talks about House and State goals for this session.

Meanwhile in the Panhandle, Republicans were less excited that Burrows won the speaker contest thanks largely to Democrats.

By print deadline Wednesday, the Texas Senate was poised to pass a school voucher bill that would offer $10,000 to students ...

In Texas, Senate Bill 2 passed 19 to 12, to give what proponents believe is a choice for parents to send their children to private schools. It uses $1 billion in funding from the state for 100,000 ...

The way the Texas House and most other legislative bodies operate, members can't just get up on the chamber floor and start ...

After seven hours of debate over Senate Bill 2 on the Senate floor Wednesday, the chamber suspended rules so lawmakers could ...

Former San Antonio teacher and Texas Representative James Talarico fights against school vouchers in the state.

Abbott is set to discuss border security with President Trump Wednesday afternoon, the White House announced early Wednesday ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says universal school choice must be approved. He backs new public school funding for teacher pay ...