Capitol Watch Alert Archive
May 8: House Elections Committee to Meet on Election Date Bill
The House Elections Committee will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 8, to hear testimony on several bills, including: HB 3097 Anchía - The bill would allow a governing body of a political subdivision, other than a county or municipal utility district, that holds its...
May 8: Subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education to Hear 2 Bills
The House Subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education will meet at 8 a.m. Thursday, May 8, to hear testimony on two bills: HB 1061 Bhojani - The bill relates to the authorization and reimbursement of certain examination fee and other required cost...
May 6: House Pub Ed to Hear Mix of House, Senate Bills
Note: Five bills were added to the agenda on Monday, May 5. See below. The House Public Education Committee will meet begin meeting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 6, to hear invited and public testimony on the following bills: Added on Monday, May 5: HB 441 Landgraf - Under...
May 5: House Pensions Committee to Hear Bills Related to Disseminating Info on Bonds, SBOE Health Benefits
The House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing at 8 a.m., Monday, May 5, 2025, to hear testimony on several bills, including: HB 2889 Isaac - The bill mandates that any political entity that utilizes public funds to disseminate...
May 1: Senate Ed K-16 to Hear Class Ranking, Bilingual Seal Bills
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 will meet at 10 a.m., or upon adjournment of the Senate on Thursday, May 1, to hear invited and public testimony on several bills relating to higher education as well as the following bills: SB 203 Menendez - This bill would...
House Pub Ed Hears HB 4 Accountability Bill in Early Morning Hours
The House Public Education Committee began its hearing on 21 bills at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, April 29, and continued the hearing until the early morning hours of Wednesday, April 30. Chairman Brad Buckley laid out a committee substitute for HB 4 (CSHB 4) as filed after...
May 1: House Subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education
The House Subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education will meet at 8 a.m., Thursday, May 1, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on the following bills: HB 1079 Curry - The bill proposes the inclusion of Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC)...
April 29: Senate Ed K-16 to Hold Hearing
Note: Two additional bills were added to the agenda late Monday night, and one additional bill was added on the day of the hearing. See below. The Senate Education Education K-16 Committee will meet at 11 a.m., or upon adjournment of the Senate on Tuesday, April 29,...
April 29: House Pub Ed to Hear 21 Bills, Including HB 4 on Accountability
Note: Two additional bills were added to the agenda late Monday night. See below. The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 29, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on the following House bills and bills passed by the Senate: HB 4...
Senate Passes ESA Bill, Sending it to Governor
On April 24, 2025, with a vote of 19-12, the Texas Senate passed the version of SB 2 that the House passed April 17, sending the bill that creates an education savings account (ESA) program to the governor's desk with no further changes. As amended in the House, the...
April 24: House Sub-Committee to Meet on Instructional Day Bill, More
The House Sub-Committee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education will meet at 8 a.m., Thursday, April 24, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on two bills: HB 1209 Cunningham - The bill stipulates that all school districts must operate for a minimum of 175...
April 23: House Pensions to Meet on 2 TRS Bills
The House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 23, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on several bills, including: HB 3221 Tepper - This bill amends the Government Code to adjust employer contribution...
April 22: Senate Education K-16 to Hear 2 K-12 Bills
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 will meet at 11 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on five bills, including the following two related to K-12: SB 2928 Creighton - This bill changes the start date provisions related to Districts...
April 22: House Pub Ed to Hear 12 Bills
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 22, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on 12 bills: HB 178 Morales - This bill amends state law related to the K-12 social studies curriculum to add that ethnic studies be taught...
April 21: House Ways & Means to Meet on Debt Issuance Bill
The House Ways & Means Committee will meet at 1 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on several bills, including: HB 19 Meyer - This bill makes changes to the framework governing debt issuance and management for local governments in...
House Passes Senate’s ESA Bill with Vote of 85 to 63
After many of hours of debate and numerous attempts to amend the bill, the Texas House passed SB 2, the Senate's Education Savings Account (ESA) bill, with a vote of 85 to 63 shortly after 2 a.m. on Thursday, April 17, 2025. (A link to the record vote is available...
House Passes School Funding Bill, Sending it to Senate
On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the House conducted a floor debate on HB 2 relating to school finance. House Public Education Committee Chair Brad Buckley laid out the $7.7 billion bill describing it as “landmark funding for Texas public schools.” Buckley offered an...
April 16: School Finance Bill Set for House Debate
On Wednesday, April 16, 2025, the House is set to conduct a floor debate of HB 2 relating to school finance. The bill was substituted in committee before being voted out on April 3. House Public Education Committee Chairman Brad Buckley emphasized to his colleagues on...
April 16: Senate Ed to Hold Second Hearing of the Week
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 will meet at 9 a.m., Wednesday, April 16, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on a round of bills mostly focused on higher education. However, the agenda includes the following two bills related to K-12: SB 735 Menendez...
April 15: Senate Education K-16 Hearing on 13 Bills
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 will meet at 9:15 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on another round of bills, which include: SB 401 Paxton - The proposed bill outlines the terms under which non-enrolled students can...