Fort Worth is tackling its school district problems with a coordinated approach from diverse civic leaders. It’s a test case ...

When they voted to end the STAAR test, lawmakers said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking tests. Will it work?

One semester in, three North Austin middle schools give insights into lessons for other campuses planning turnarounds.

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“High quality” is a mantra that state-appointed Houston ISD Superintendent Mike Miles and his staff sing like the hoarse refrain of a Friday night fight song. Yes, average STAAR test scores have ...

The laws and regulations surrounding the use of consumable hemp in Texas will continue to shift in 2026. Rulemakers with the ...

This year, Texans turned their attention to what 17 constitutional propositions meant, the rise of one of the country’s fastest-growing cities and a controversial plan to move billions of gallons of ...

Texans closely followed 17 constitutional propositions, the growth of one of the nation’s fastest-growing cities and a ...

Like everything created through legislation, House Bill 8 was a product of politics and carries echoes of that oppositional ...

House Bill 8 replaces the once-a-year State of Texas Academic Assessment of Readiness with tests at the beginning, middle and ...

To become a U.S. citizen, you now have to take a citizenship test that’s twice as long as it was before, with more than half of its questions rewritten, changed or otherwise new.

New options for testing and treating some of the most common sexually transmitted diseases are becoming available.