From flood recovery efforts to eliminating the STAAR test and reducing property taxes, here's what's on the agenda for the ...

Texas' first special session of 2025 starts Monday, during which state lawmakers will consider new congressional maps approve ...

Texas lawmakers return to Austin for the special session called by Governor Abbott. Eliminating and replacing the STAAR test is one of the topics.

It’s easy to test but hard to teach. The next chapter in Texas education policy must start with a bold but simple shift.

State Sen. Paul Bettencourt isn’t sure 30 days will be enough time to address 18 agenda items during the special session.

After multiple failed attempts in recent years, State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) is once again trying to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — State Representative Brooks Landgraf (R-Odessa) has filed a new bill to scrap the STAAR Test from Texas ...

Abbott wants an alternative means to gauge student progress and school accountability, not necessarily an end to standardized ...

Rather than having a once-a-year test offered, lawmakers at the state capitol are exploring changes to the STAAR exam. To stream 3NEWS on your phone, you need the 3NEWS app. Download the 3NEWS app ...

The STAAR test requires students from third through eighth grade to test in both math and reading. Additionally, fifth graders are tested in science and eighth graders are tested in both science ...

Texas lawmakers widely agree on the need to scrap the state’s standardized STAAR test, which is loathed by kids, parents and teachers alike. But an effort to do so this legislative session ...