Abortion Drug Remains Approved, With Restrictions, Appeals Court Rules
Mifepristone, a common abortion-inducing drug, will remain approved but under more intense restrictions while a legal challenge proceeds, a federal appeals court ruled late...
Texas Senate Approves Bill Barring Professors From “Compelling” Students To Adopt Certain Political Beliefs
The Texas Senate has given preliminary approval to a bill that would prohibit a college or university professor from “compelling” a student to adopt...
Two GOP Texas House Members Call For Rep. Bryan Slaton To Resign
Two state lawmakers have called for the resignation of Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, after The Texas Tribune reported that he is being investigated...
State Rep. Bryan Slaton Retains Criminal Defense Lawyer In Possible Ethics Investigation
State Rep. Bryan Slaton, R-Royse City, has retained a criminal-defense attorney amid a potential ethics investigation by a House committee.
The lawyer, Patrick Short, issued...
In East Texas, skepticism over private school tuition assistance persists despite push from conservative...
TYLER — On a Thursday evening in March, parents and community leaders inside Grace Community School erupted into applause as Gov. Greg Abbott demanded...
Texas Senate approves education savings account bill — but House signals a tough road...
A bill that would create a program to let parents use state funds to pay for private schools — a longtime conservative goal, a...
House votes to ban school vouchers, cap attorney general spending as part of its...
The Texas House on Thursday night unanimously passed its proposed two-year, $246 billion state budget after members spent hours deliberating which tweaks to make...
At Schools Across Houston, Students and Parents Protest Texas Education Agency’s Takeover of State’s...
HOUSTON — The chants began two minutes before the first bell at Sinclair Elementary School.
“I don’t know what I’ve been told. TEA is really...
Two Key Votes at the Texas Legislature Will Shed Light on the Road Ahead...
Two votes expected at the Texas Legislature on Thursday will serve as the clearest indication yet of how lawmakers feel about education savings accounts,...
Greg Abbott’s Presidential Campaign A Prank?
A federal campaign committee called “Greg Abbott Presidential Campaign '' was filed last Saturday with the Federal Election Commission. That day happened to be...
