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

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

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

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

State Representative Brooks Landgraf is once again filing a motion to eliminate the STAAR standardized test in public schools.

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Lawmakers representing Northeast Texas say they’ll support Hill Country flood relief, implementation of disaster warning ...

Texas has 38 House of Representatives, also referred to as a congressman or congresswoman. Each representative is elected to a two-year term serving the people of a specific congressional district, ...

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

Gov. Abbott has 18 total items on the agenda for the special session, including four tied to the catastrophic flooding in the ...

A Texas court of appeals ruled that the TEA can release school accountability ratings for the 2023-2024 school year which are ...

Texas lawmakers will return to the dome in Austin Monday with a laundry list of priorities from Governor Abbott.