Both Republicans and Democrats have said STAAR sets students up for failure, raising questions about basing a state takeover on the test’s results.

Three Dallas residents sued the city in Denton County District Court Wednesday to strike down dozens of local ordinances they allege violate the law, dubbed the “Death Star” law by opponents. The law ...

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Once considered a safe haven to explore identity, Texas campuses are invalidating and alienating trans people, students say.

Proposition 1 would create an $850 million endowment for the college system and its 11 campuses, which are struggling to ...

The furloughed Department of Labor employee tried her best to prepare for the shutdown. She has filed for unemployment benefits, applied for part-time jobs and sold some of her family’s belongings.

The North Texas district is the 11th since 2000 to be taken over by the state and the second largest after Houston ISD.

The state’s citrus industry is at risk, farmers say, after Mexico failed to deliver water it owes Texas as part of a 1944 treaty.

The 5th Circuit last year overturned its previous ruling that allowed racial groups to band together to challenge voting maps, laying the groundwork for Texas’ mid-decade redistricting.

Schatzline, who represents Fort Worth, is one the most conservative members of the Legislature’s lower chamber.

The post from the official Alamo account was condemned by Republican Land Commissioner Dawn Buckingham, who said “woke has no place at the Alamo.” ...

Paxton called on the university to expel the students. Free speech experts have previously criticized state leaders who laud Kirk as a free speech champion while seeking to discipline those who have ...