In Texas classrooms,” he said in a statement, “we want the Word of God opened, the Ten Commandments displayed and prayers lifted up.” Beneath the surface of this quarrel, though, lies a deeper, ...

HALLSVILLE, Texas (KSLA) - The Hallsville community is mourning the passing of a college student and east Texas native. Odessa College announced passing of Gage Broomall on Friday, Sept. 5. According ...

A big change is coming to 5.5 million public school students across Texas. Beginning in 2027, the controversial STAAR test will be eliminated. The change follows a late-night vote in Austin on ...

EL PASO, Texas - (KFOX14/CBS4) — The Texas Senate has passed House Bill 8, which proposes replacing the STAAR exam with three shorter tests administered throughout the school year. This change aims to ...

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas House on Tuesday approved a bill that would replace the state’s STAAR exam with a series of three tests administered over the course of the school year. House Bill 8 would ...

LANCASTER, Texas — A North Texas high school football player died Wednesday morning after suffering a "medical emergency" at practice two days prior, Lancaster Independent School District officials ...

Top Texas Republicans are coalescing around a plan to scrap the state’s STAAR exam after a previous effort failed earlier this year. The Texas House and Senate are considering near-identical versions ...

A Texas high school football player was taken to the hospital after junior varsity football practice Monday and died there two days later. Sophomore Preston Malone complained that he wasn’t feeling ...

STAAR themed decorations adorn the hallways of Wharton Elementary School in Wharton on April 21, 2018. Lawmakers failed to approve a bill to eliminate the STAAR test during the legislative session.

Texas State football coach GJ Kinne hasn’t named a starting quarterback for the season opener against Eastern Michigan. However, one of the presumptive favorites to win the job is Brad Jackson, a ...