The proposal would expand a program that allows districts to award bonuses to educators based on their students’ academic growth.

A Texas Senate committee gave unanimous approval to across-the-board pay raises for public school teachers, sending the nill to the full Senate for a

Last school year, the average teacher in Texas made thousands of dollars less than teachers in other states. A nearly $5 billion bill filed Tuesday in the Legislature seeks to provide across-the-board raises and put more money toward bonuses.

The debate over bail reform is intensifying in Texas, with Governor Greg Abbott declaring it an emergency item.

The Senate approved three bills on Wednesday. The "Zero Day" star and "Late Show" host Stephen Colbert let a haunting silence hang in the air for several seconds. Ripa, whose children are all grown up,

The Texas Senate passed a bipartisan bill with nearly unanimous support to implement statewide bail reform. Gov. Greg Abbott listed bail reform as an emergency item for the legislature to pass. Lt. Gov.