As Texas lawmakers look to curb faculty senates, the Statesman asked professors how senators are picked, what the panels ...

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Senate Bill 16 by Mineola Republican Sen. Bryan Hughes would require voters to prove their citizenship to their local voter ...

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The Texas Senate quickly passed its version of the state's proposed budget, which would fund the operations of the state ...

Scudder will take over as chair of the state party at a moment when Democrats are grasping for a way forward after blowout ...

The Texas Senate unanimously approved a $336 billion budget that includes teacher pay raises, a school voucher program, and ...

State Sen. Charles Schwertner wants the state to sign off on rate increases above 10% and for regulators to more clearly ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he prioritized SB14 because he was inspired by President Donald Trump's creation of DOGE.

Senate Bill 112, authored by North Texas Republican Sen. Bob Hall, would amend the state education code to explicitly give ...

The Texas Senate Education Committee discussed three bills March 25 that senators said would expand public schools’ ability ...