Proposals to cut property taxes by raising the Texas homestead exemption to $140,000 cleared a key hurdle Tuesday when a ...

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Since the law’s passage in 2023, universities across the state have shuttered DEI offices and efforts. Those offices sought to help Black, Latino, LGBTQ+ and other underrepresented students adjust to ...

Republican Texas lawmakers are renewing a push to infuse a greater religious influence in the state's public schools with a ...

A ban on THC is one of the top pieces of legislation being pushed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. FOX 7 Austin's 7 On Your Side ...

President Donald Trump praised the efforts of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in the Texas Senate's passing of SB2, which would create ...

Houston, is making another move to lower property taxes. On Friday, he filed Senate Bill 4 alongside 28 other senators to ...

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

Gov. Greg Abbott shows openness to online sports betting, but Texas senators remain unlikely to legalize it. DALLAS — Gov.

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AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today on the passage of Senate Bill 2, Providing School Choice, by Sen.