A Texas trooper watches over the Capitol Rotunda as members of the Texas Senate continue their special session, Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025, in Austin. The session wrapped early Thursday. Eric Gay / AP ...

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Pictured is an empty classroom with tables and chairs. Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state lawmakers to come up with a replacement for the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test ...

Hundreds protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in downtown San Antonio. The Texas Senate on Wednesday night advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test, ...

"Texas lawmakers propose replacing STAAR exam with three shorter tests" was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization. Lawmakers in the Texas House and Senate ...

A Texas Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously advanced a proposal to scrap STAAR, the end-of-the-year state standardized test that parents and teachers widely criticize for putting enormous pressure ...

California's Legislature also sent Gov. Gavin Newsom bills to increase antitrust penalties, head off new peremptory challenge changes in most civil cases, and block so-called infinite arbitration ...