Capitol Watch Alert Archive
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...
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...