During the 2025 legislative session, when Republicans pushed to pass a school voucher bill that would use public money to pay for private education, many Capitol watchers thought Democratic state Rep.

Students at Lone Star High School in Frisco wrote English essays during a practice test in February 2011. Frisco ISD gave most of its STAAR tests online, but a tech glitch bogged down the system and ...

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa, a progressive Democrat and former Austin school board member, joined the race for governor on Wednesday, accusing Gov. Greg Abbott of being beholden to big money donors and ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott formally launched his campaign Sunday to seek a record-breaking fourth full term in office, making the announcement at an event in Houston.

In launching his reelection campaign Texas Gov. Greg Abbott promised to give voters more control over their property taxes.

AUSTIN — The annual mandatory Texas STAAR test for millions of public school students would be gone in two years under legislation sent to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk late Wednesday. The high-stakes ...