Texas public schools are pleading with lawmakers for a significant investment to meet districts' growing financial pressures.

The Mississippi Constitution gives the governor the sole authority to call a special session and to set the agenda. It is one ...

The lower chamber passed bills dealing with sexually explicit content in public city libraries, additives in school lunches ...

The biggest bill is already signed, but there are plenty of wars left to wage in the last month of the session.

We urge the Texas House to follow the Senate’s lead in giving voters a chance to plug a loophole in the state Constitution ...

While a bill to give even more power to Texas’ newest city winds its way through the Legislature ... s skeptical that Abbott will call a special session as had been a marker in previous years ...

Governor Greg Abbott made bail reform one of his top priorities this legislative session. But the proposals he’s backing ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has made teacher pay raises an emergency item this legislative session, allowing lawmakers to fast-track related proposals. Options on the table include expanding the ...

Texas state Sen. Kelly Hancock, pictured during the first day of a legislative special session on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at the Texas state capitol in Austin, Texas.(Ashley Landis / Staff ...

It’s May in an odd-numbered year, and you know what that means: It’s legislative ... of a special session remains in the air. This week’s episode is sponsored by the Safer Texas Alliance ...