Public schools require children to get vaccines for hepatitis, measles and polio. A Texas House bill given initial approval ...

Several Texas House members appear to have a new vote strategy—using extend-o-sticks to reach the buttons to indicate their ...

A bipartisan deal to restrict bail is headed to the House floor after clearing a key committee Monday night with Democratic ...

State Rep. Brad Buckley, a Republican from Salado, said the lengthy tests don’t accurately measure knowledge and place too ...

Rep. Diego Bernal, D-San Antonio, said House Bill 4 would remove STAAR from being “the center of gravity” during the school ...

Legislation aimed at barring people and agents of countries deemed hostile to U.S. interests from owning land in Texas leaped ...

The bill was amended to exempt visa-holders, but to give Gov. Greg Abbott power to bar other foreign citizens from purchasing ...

The legislation had only pertained to countries the government deemed national security threats. A last-minute change would ...

The bill would allow a vaccine exemption form to be downloadable. Currently, a form must be requested from the state and ...

The Texas House passed a bill to replace the high-stress STAAR test with three smaller tests spaced throughout the year. It ...

State Rep. Ellen Troxclair, R-Lakeway, filed HB 229, the Women’s Bill of Rights, which “defines what a woman is, recognizing ...

A hefty expansion to the state’s narrow medical marijuana program won overwhelming approval in the Texas House on Monday, ...