Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 anticipated priority bills for the Texas Senate, outlining a number of hot-button, culture war issues that he said will bolster President Donald ...

Dr. Molly Cooke is professor of medicine and director, Academy of Medical Educators, University of California, San Francisco, School of Medicine, San Francisco, California. Dr. Michael Harper is ...

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told CBS News Texas that by Feb. 5, the Texas Senate will approve a bill to provide $1 billion in taxpayer money to thousands of students statewide to attend ...

The Texas Senate kicked off what will likely be this year’s most hotly contested political battle with a hearing Tuesday on a school voucher bill that offers students $10,000 a year to spend on ...

At the top of Patrick’s list is Senate Bill 1, which outlines the Texas budget for the 2026-2027 biennium. Lawmakers are required to pass a budget bill. This proposal was released last Wednesday ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Tuesday night, a Texas Senate committee approved a plan to help parents pay for private school for their children. Senate Bill 2 would create education savings accounts ...

Signs that read “Save Public Schools” and “Liberty for Texas Kids” flashed in a Capitol hearing room as people squished into the narrow space behind the rows of chairs at a Texas Senate ...

Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate, holds enormous power in setting the Legislature’s agenda and deciding which bills get passed into law. His priorities outline a broadly ...

Two days after the Texas Senate pledged $1 billion for a school voucher program, Sen. Brandon Creighton unveiled legislation that would offer $10,000 for most children who enroll in private school ...

Senate Bill 2 would allow families to use public school tax dollars on private and home schools. The Texas Senate Committee on K-16 Education held a hearing on the bill. Similar ideas have passed ...