2015 Legislative Session

While the presidential election is getting a lot of headlines, that’s not until next year. But one of the seven amendments to the state constitution on…

From the Texas Tribune:Minors seeking to obtain abortions without parental consent would face more restrictions under a bill that received preliminary…

Fourteen-year-old Karyme* has missed 14 days of eighth grade this school year. Her school, part of the Manor Independent School District, has taken her…

In a somewhat surprising move, the state House Public Education committee Chair announced Wednesday that the house will try to tackle the state’s school…

For the 61 percent of economically disadvantaged students who attend Austin Public Schools, private school tuition might seem impossible for their…

With vaccines in the news the past couple months, you might have got to wondering about your own.Remember that card with a record of all of your shots on…

Texas Senator Eddie Lucio (D-Brownsville) wants to allow school districts to put video cameras in special education classrooms in public schools and…

Two members of the Texas House have filed a bipartisan bill that would help school districts fund full day pre-kindergarten programs as long as they…

Agenda Texas is KUT's weekly report on the Texas Legislative session. Each week we'll take a deeper look into the policies being considered and explain…

A bill filed Friday in the Texas Senate would lead to revoking the license of any nursing home with three or more violations. State Sen. Charles…