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Cellphones will be banned at Texas schools starting Sept. 1 under a new bill signed into law by Gov. Greg Abbott. House Bill ...

A newly funded state program seeks to provide grants to low-performing elementary schools for tutoring and other ...

Texas education leaders announced on June 25 a new initiative aimed at closing learning gaps in the state’s lowest-performing ...

The renovation jobs located in the Austin Independent School District will cost approximately $114 million combined.

Texas schools will be allowed to implement harsher disciplinary actions for student misconduct. The bill extends in-school suspension durations and eases restrictions on out-of-school suspensions ...

An agenda driven by conservative priorities, schools’ financial duress and teacher needs led to an $8.5 billion boost, new discipline rules, more Christianity in classrooms and a DEI ban.

The incident happened around 5:20 p.m. on Thursday. MCCAMEY, Texas — One man is dead and a woman sustained minor injuries following a domestic violence incident Thursday evening in Upton County.

The phrase 'everything is bigger in Texas' has stood the test of time. It may be no truer than the state's production of elite high school athletes in a variety of sports.

The phrase 'everything is bigger in Texas' has stood the test of time. It may be no truer than the state's production of elite high school athletes in a variety of sports.