The changes would address some of the main criticisms of the existing STAAR tests, which stands for State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness.

Texas and California are the two biggest redistricting battlegrounds ... The GOP legislators who filed the legal challenge told CBS News the ruling is "not the end of this fight," vowing to keep ...

A federal judge temporarily blocked a Texas law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments, ruling it likely ...

New agenda items include penalties for lawmakers who flee the state, pharmacy access to Ivermectin, and a groundwater study in East Texas.

The Dallas Cowboys are back from Oxnard and are now continuing their training camp at their headquarters, The Star in Frisco.

The Texas House gaveled in at noon with Democratic members present, marking an official end to the quorum break.

If those conditions are met, the Texas House Democratic Caucus said Democratic lawmakers will return to the Texas House.

Parents of "Heaven's 27" meet with Texas leaders, call for investigation and legislative action to prevent future tragedies.

The driver, identified as Jose Molina, 28, of Fort Worth, was charged with evading arrest in a motor vehicle, resisting ...

Democratic state Rep. Nicole Collier says she remains locked in the House chamber because she wouldn't sign a permission slip to be under escort by the Texas Department of Public Safety.

Daikerlyn Alejandra Gonzalez faces a manslaughter charge. Victim's family calls for accountability and waterway safety ...

A 34-year-old Plano man has been sentenced to 50 years in prison for the fatal beating and strangulation of his mother, the ...