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

The Legislature has two chambers — the 150-member House of Representatives and the 31-member Senate. Everyone in Texas is ...

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

In a 20-11 vote, the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 2, the "School Choice" bill on Wednesday, Feb. 5. Its the latest ...

Senate Bill 2 (S-B-2), a controversial piece of legislation aimed at addressing funding and growth challenges in Texas’ ...

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

The Senate passed different versions of the bill several times last session, but it's died in the House each time.

TV, digital and print ads seek to build support after the Texas Senate approved Senate Bill 2’s voucher-style plan.

About three weeks into the 89th legislative session, Texas senators sent their first bill to the House. Senate Bill 2 proposes spending $1 billion annually for education savings accounts, which famili ...

The easy part is over. The Texas House will next take up "school choice" vouchers, an emergency item for Gov. Greg Abbott.

Legislators are expected to take up a $360 million proposal that would change the landscape of financial aid in the state.

Read more <a href=" Texas Senators voted Wednesday evening to approve Senate Bill 2, the piece of legislation carrying an education savings accounts (ESA) program recently declared an emergency by Gov ...