Capitol Watch Alert Archive
April 15: House Higher Ed to Hear Bill on Alt Assessments for Undergrad Admissions
The House Higher Education Committee has scheduled a hearing for 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to hear public testimony on a number of bills, including: HB 4701 Leo-Wilson - This bill relates to the use of alternative assessment instruments as part of the...
April 15: House Pub Ed to Hear 12 More Bills
The House Public Education Committee has scheduled a hearing for 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 15, 2025, to hear public testimony on the following bills: HB 1178 Cunningham - This bill proposes the establishment of a temporary educator certification system in Texas for...
April 10: Senate Education K-16 Hearing on 10 Bills
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 will meet for the second time this week at 9 a.m., Thursday, April 10, to hear invited and public testimony on another round of bills, which include: SB 646 West - This bill would amend the Texas Education Code regarding...
April 8: Senate Ed to Hear a Dozen Bills
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 8, to hear invited and public testimony on the following bills: SB 571 Bettencourt et al. - This bill modifies the eligibility criteria for contract employees servicing Texas public education...
April 10: House Subcommittee on Career-Oriented Education to Meet
The House Subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education will meet at 8 a.m., Thursday, April 10, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 1057 Bhojani - This bill states that a certified career or technology education teacher will now be entitled to...
April 8: House Public Education Hearing on 14 Bills
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 8, to hear invited and public testimony on the following bills: HB 367 Rosenthal - The proposed legislation would formalize the process for excusing students from public school attendance due to...
House Pub Ed Committee Votes out HB 2 School Finance, SB 2 ESA/Voucher, HB 6 Discipline
On Thursday, April 3, 2025, the House Public Education Committee held a formal meeting after the House adjourned to vote out several bills of importance, including House committee substitute bills for HB 2 (Buckley) that passed on a vote of 13-2, SB 2 (Creighton) that...
April 3: House Public Education Committee Expected to Vote House Funding and Senate ESA Bill Out of Committee
Earlier this week, the House Public Education Committee postponed a formal meeting for Tuesday, April 1, scheduled for the committee to vote out the House school finance plan (HB 2) and the Senate ESA bill (SB 2). Both bills had previously been heard in committee and...
TASA Submits Testimony on Several Bills Considered by Senate Ed Committee April 1
The Senate Education K-16 Committee met Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on 10 bills, including several on which TASA submitted written testimony: SB 1962 Bettencourt - This bill addresses various facets of public school accountability in...
April 1 House Public Education Committee Hearing Rescheduled for April 3
The House Public Education Committee has postponed its formal meeting, which had the committee scheduled to meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, to vote out the House school finance plan (HB 2) and the Senate ESA bill (SB 2). Both bills had previously been heard in...
April 1: House Pub Ed to Consider HB 2 (Finance) and SB 2 (ESAs)
The House Public Education Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, to consider HB 2, the House school finance bill, and SB 2, the Senate's ESA bill. HB 2 Buckley - The committee heard invited testimony on HB 2 (finance) on March 4 and public testimony on the...
April 3: House Sub-Committee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education to Hear Testimony on 5 Bills
The House Sub-Committee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education has scheduled a hearing at 8 a.m., Thursday, April 3, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on the following bills: HB 295 Shaheen - This bill seeks to modify the current educational policies...
March 31: Senate Local Government Committee Hearing Superintendent Severance Pay Bill
The Senate Local Government Committee has scheduled a hearing for 12:30 p.m., Monday, March 31, 2025, to hear public testimony on a number of bills, including one on superintendent severance pay: SB 2237 Bettencourt - This bill establishes new regulations concerning...
April 2: House State Affairs Committee Hearing Bills on Student Code of Conduct Violations Motivated by Antisemitism and Rates for Electric Service Provided to School Districts
The House State Affairs Committee will meet at 8 a.m., Wednesday, April 2, 2025, to hear testimony on a number of bills, including the following of interest to school leaders: HB 2391 Capriglione - This bill establishes new regulations in the Texas Education Code...
April 3: House Elections Committee Hearing Includes Bill on Distributing Voter Registration Forms
The House Elections Committee will meet at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, April 3, 2025, or upon final adjournment of the House to hear testimony on a number of bills, including one related to the distribution of voter registration forms. HB 1489 Oliverson - The proposed...
March 31: House Pensions, Investments & Financial Committee to Meet on Bills of Note to School Employees
The House Pensions, Investments & Financial Committee will meet at 10 a.m., Monday, March 31, to hear invited and public testimony on bills, including: HB 3126 Darby - This bill amends the Insurance Code by adding Section 1579.1551, which facilitates the...
April 1: Senate Education K-16 Hearing on Bills Related to Accountability, Instructional Materials, Cellphones, Flags, Much More
The Senate Education K-16 Committee will meet at 9 a.m., Tuesday, April 1, 2025, to hear invited and public testimony on the following bills: SB 451 Middleton - This bill focuses on the regulation of the purchase, adoption, and use of instructional materials by public...
March 27: Senate Education K-16 to Hear GPA Bill
The Senate Education Committee K-16 will meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, March 27, to hear invited and public testimony in room E1.028 of the capitol extension. The bills posted for the hearing primarily focus on higher education issues. One bill of interest to members is...
March 25: Senate Education Committee K-16 to Hear SB 27 and More
The Senate Education Committee K-16 will meet at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, March 25, to hear invited and public testimony in room E1.028 of the capitol extension. Public testimony will be limited to two minutes. SB 27 Creighton - School districts would be required to adopt...
March 25: House Public Education Committee to Hear Public Testimony on 7 Bills
The House Education Committee announced a hearing for 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 25, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 7 Leach - Relating to parental rights in public education and to the reporting of certain misconduct and child abuse and neglect. This bill...