While the House and Senate still need to agree on a final plan, the vote was a huge victory for the governor, who has pushed ...

Pearland Republican Jeff Barry has long been skeptical of school vouchers, but on Thursday morning he voted to create what ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said that he’d urge the Texas Senate to accept the House version of the bill, instead of trying to ...

The House approved a school voucher plan, clearing a hurdle that had stood in the way of a Gov. Greg Abbott priority. One ...

A special election to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner in Congress will take place Nov. 4, Gov. Greg Abbott’s office ...

The decision to wait until November means a narrowly divided Congress will be down a Democratic representative for most of ...

(AP Photo/Ben Curtis)(Ben Curtis / AP) WASHINGTON — A congressional seat in a heavily Democratic Houston-area district will ...

Democrats had accused Abbott of delaying calling a special election for the seat after Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died ...

Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner’s seat, which would likely be filled by a Democrat.

Special election will leave Houston district without member of Congress for more than 240 days - well longer than average ...

Greg Abbott has touted for more than two years across the finish line. Trump jumped on a conference call with Texas House Republicans early Wednesday and urged them to pass Abbott’s top ...