Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is not always on good terms with the Texas House, says: “I have faith in our new speaker." ...

Patrick is the most powerful legislative force in Texas politics. As presiding officer in the Senate, he sets a conservative ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that the long wait for a private-school voucher program in Texas is over.

Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...

The Texas House on Thursday filed a sweep of education bills including public school finance and school voucher proposals.

An education package was filed in the Texas House on Thursday by state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Killeen, which includes a school ...

Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick have prioritized efforts to tighten bail laws, saying Harris County judges are ...

The Texas Senate passed a bipartisan bill with nearly unanimous support to implement statewide bail reform. Gov. Greg Abbott ...

Families participating in the program could receive about 85% of the amount public schools collect for each attending student ...