Gov. Greg Abbott shows openness to online sports betting, but Texas senators remain unlikely to legalize it. DALLAS — Gov.

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

Let’s preview the state of play in Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s promised THC ban. Some quick-and-dirty definitions: Cannabis is the plant more commonly known as weed. Some forms contain THC, the ...

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

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today on the passage of Senate Bill 2, Providing School Choice, by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe: ...

Israel’s defense minister says he has instructed the army to prepare plans for large numbers of Palestinians to leave the ...

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"The Texas Senate's passage of SB 2 is the biggest launch of any universal school choice program in American history, with $1 ...

Senate Bill 2 would devote public money to defray the cost of private education. Early plans would set aside $1 billion.

Texas families could use tax dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition under a bill that received preliminary ...

A proposal creating a voucher-like program where public funds could be used toward private schools was passed by the Texas ...

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick warned lawmakers at the state capitol on Wednesday that the debate over school choice could last ...