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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who is not always on good terms with the Texas House, says: “I have faith in our new speaker." ...

The Lt. Governor of Texas is making threats and some other lawmakers are ready to end the Texas Lottery all together. Is this ...

Under House Bill 3, the state would distribute funds through state-managed education savings accounts that families could use ...

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said Thursday that creating a private-school voucher program in Texas is “the defining ...

An education package was filed in the Texas House on Thursday by state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Killeen, which includes a school ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott pledged to implement a private school voucher-style program on Wednesday during an address to ...

The Texas House filed priority legislation on Thursday that would allow some families to use taxpayer dollars to fund their ...

Supporters of voucher-like education savings accounts are trying to press their advantage early and build a sense of ...

AUSTIN, Texas − As tensions rise over a GOP-led effort to create a private school voucher-like program in Texas, Republican ...