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Some state representatives have asked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to review the Texas Association of School Boards' legal guidance to districts regarding transgender issues and to offer his own recommendations to school…

BEAUMONT, Texas — The 88th legislative session began in Austin Tuesday and already made history.  The Texas Comptroller's Office projects a record $32.7 billion surplus…

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HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A family is asking for justice after a Harlingen High school student was allegedly pinned down by a teacher in a hotel room during a school trip earlier this year. The incident happened in…

AUSTIN, Texas (KXAN) — A high school student in Texas is making waves after he broke the 400-meter individual medley record previously set by Olympian Michael Phelps. Maximus Williamson, a sophomore at Keller High School near…

Public education is central to our democracy, yet Texas has consistently failed to create a school finance system that provides all schools with adequate resources, especially in low-income rural and urban communities.As the upcoming…

HAYS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) – A nonprofit that gives free school supplies to teachers all across Central Texas is holding on by a thread. The Teacher Reuse got priced out of their old spot, and now they’re the ones who need help.…

Texas policy-makers have repeatedly tried and failed to expand school choice within their state, but this upcoming legislative session will be different. In the past, the key obstacle to passing choice legislation has been school…

AUSTIN, Texas – No. 1 Volleyball's Logan Eggleston was named the Big 12 Player of the Year for the third time, while Zoe Fleck was honored as the league's Libero of the Year and Saige Ka'aha'aina-Torres was named Setter of…

The NC State swim and dive team faced off against Stanford, Arizona State, Duke, Army and Penn State this…