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

Top Republicans praised the Texas Senate's passage of "school choice" legislation as the proposal advances to the House where ...

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

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

In a dramatic two-ballot vote Tuesday, Republican state Rep. Dustin Burrows of Lubbock clinched the title of speaker of the ...

There are dozens of committees in the Texas Legislature that specialize in different subjects. However, they can be broken up ...

The Texas Senate has passed SB 2, which now awaits approval from the House. Here's what lawmakers say about the proposed ...

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

Gov. Greg Abbott said cutting taxes is a top priority, however, state lawmakers don’t have as much money to plug into tax ...

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

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