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 ...

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 ...

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

State Rep. Brooks Landgraf, has filed House Bill 92 in an effort to eliminate the STAAR test and reduce standardized testing ...

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 ...

Spring 2025 STAAR test results show gains in reading, struggles with math Reading scores have surpassed pre-pandemic levels while math scores for third through eighth grade students are still ...

Rather than having a once-a-year test offered, lawmakers at the state capitol are exploring changes to the STAAR exam.

STAAR themed decorations adorn the hallways of Wharton Elementary School in Wharton in April 2018. Lawmakers failed to approve a bill to eliminate the STAAR test during the legislative session. Pu ...