Capitol Watch Alert Archive

The House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing at 8 a.m., Monday, May 19, to hear testimony on three bills, including: SB 414 Middleton et al. - The bill mandates detailed voter information for debt obligation elections,...

The Senate Committee on Education K-16 began met starting at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 15, on the committee substitute for HB 2 on school funding, and the full text of the bill was released earlier that morning, along with a summary of more of its provisions. CSHB 2...

A summary outlining the provisions of the committee substitute for HB 2 (Buckley/Creighton) began making the rounds at the Capitol just as the Senate Committee on Education K-16 posted a hearing for 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 15, to hear testimony on the bill. The...

There are a little over 20 days left in the 89th legislative session, and deadlines for bills to pass are approaching quickly. We hope that the Senate Committee on Education K-16 will hear HB 2 this week. HB 2 by House Public Education Committee Chairman Brad Buckley...

SB 12 by Senate Committee on Education K-16 Chairman Brandon Creighton has been passed by the Senate and will be heard in the House Public Education Committee on Tuesday, May 13. A major focus of this bill is on parental rights and educational policies in Texas public...

Two bills were added to the agenda on Monday, May 12. See below.  The House Public Education Committee will begin meeting at 8 a.m. Tuesday, May 13, and will hear testimony on six bills passed by the Senate: SB 12 Creighton - The bill introduces measures to enhance...

The House State Affairs Committee will meet beginning at 8 a.m. Monday, May 12, to hear testimony on a number of bills, including: SB 965 Parker - The bill states that "the right of an employee of a school district or open-enrollment charter school to engage in...

The House Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee will hold a hearing at 8 a.m., Monday, May 12, to hear testimony on two bills, including: SB 1024 Bettencourt - The bill would regulate the issuance of anticipation notes and certificates of obligation...

The Senate Committee on Education K-16 will begin meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, May 8, and will hear testimony on the following K-12 bills, which have all been passed by the House: HB 6 Leach (Senate sponsor: Perry) - The bill introduces specific guidelines for...

The Senate State Affairs Committee will meet beginning at 8 a.m. Wednesday, May 7, to hear testimony on several bills, including: SB 11 Middleton - The bill proposes the introduction of a period for prayer and reading of religious texts in public schools, contingent...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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)...

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,...

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...