Homeschool families in Texas are seeing some big changes this year. New state laws promise more access and more protection, but not everyone is convinced they go far enough.

In Texas, where abortion is banned, a bipartisan group of lawmakers, medical associations, and groups on either side of the ...

The Texas Legislature passed House Bill 1481, which was signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott and prohibits the cell phones and smartwatches.

The Texas advocacy group Children at Risk says it chalked up nearly a dozen legislative wins in the 89th session. But it saw ...

Flour Bluff NJROTC program, fresh off their 17th national championship, sees new legislation as opportunity to attract more ...

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FOIA requests show top public universities were dinged by American Bar Association accreditor for not engaging in unlawful ...

Dropping the requirement that Texas attorneys graduate from an American Bar Association-accredited law school would impede ...

The courts shouldn’t allow Texas to restrict campus protests that it finds offensive or politically incorrect.

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Districts had sued against the release of last year's scores over concerns of officials rolling out an automated system to ...

Legislation approved this year is partly aimed at helping Texas meet its goal of helping 60% of working-age Texans get a postsecondary degree or credential by 2030.