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 ...

Senate Bill 2 would devote public money to defray the cost of private education. Early plans would set aside $1 billion.

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

Texas State Senator from San Antonio told KSAT the Education Savings Account Program does not benefit low-income families.

The Texas Senate has approved Senate Bill 2 (SB 2), a school choice proposal that would allow families to use tax dollars for ...

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

The Senate voted 55-44 to confirm North Texas native Scott Turner as leader of HUD, and he was sworn in by Supreme Court ...

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 ...