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

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

Senate Bill 2 now heads to the House, where top officials say they have the support to create education savings accounts.

AUSTIN – The Texas Senate is expected to approve a “school choice” bill Wednesday that would let families use taxpayer ...

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

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

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

The Texas Senate on Wednesday passed a plan that would allow parents to use taxpayer dollars to fund private education.

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 ...

Senate Bill 2 would create state-managed education savings accounts that let families use public funds to subsidize private ...

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

Texas Senators are debating Senate Bill 2 on the chamber floor, the piece of legislation that carries an education savings ...