Capitol Watch Alert Archive
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...
House Pub Ed Committee Stays Late to Hear 9 Bills
The House Public Education Committee hearing began at 8 a.m. on March 18 and continued well past midnight on March 19 as members heard public testimony on 9 bills. Many superintendents were at the hearing to support Rep. Leach’s HB 6 related to school discipline,...
March 18: Senate Education K-16 Committee to Hear Public Testimony on 9 Bills
The Senate Education K-16 Committee announced a hearing for 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 18, to hear invited and public testimony on the following bills: SB 207 Paxton - Relating to excused absences from public school for certain students to attend mental health care...
March 18: House Public Education Committee to Hear Public Testimony on 9 Bills
The House Education Committee announced a hearing for 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 18, to hear testimony on the following bills: HB 6 Leach - Relating to discipline in public schools. This bill aims to reform and clarify the disciplinary practices in Texas public schools,...
House Pub Ed Hears Nearly 24 Hours of Testimony on HB 3 (ESAs); TASA President Testifies Against Bill
The House Public Education Committee met March 11-12, 2025, to hear public testimony on HB 3, which creates a $1 billion Education Savings Account (ESA) program to be administered and regulated by the Texas Comptroller’s Office beginning with the 2026-27 school year....
March 10: Senate State Affairs to Hear Electioneering Bill
The Senate State Affairs Committee has scheduled a hearing for 9 a.m., Monday, March 10, to hear a number of bills, including SB 875 (Birdwell), which would create a Class A misdemeanor for superintendents and trustees who engage in electioneering to include use of...
Senate Education Committee Calls March 11 Hearing
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 announced a hearing for 8 a.m., Tuesday, March 11, to hear testimony on the following bills: SB 568 (Bettencourt, et al.) relates to special education in public schools, including funding for special education under the...
House Public Education Committee Hears Invited Testimony on HB 2 on School Funding
The House Public Education Committee held a hearing on Tuesday, March 4, to hear invited testimony on HB 2, the House school finance bill filed by the committee's chair, Brad Buckley. Last week, we shared highlights of HB 2, which increases the Basic Allotment (BA) by...
March 5: House Subcommittee to Hear CTE Bills
The House Subcommittee on Academic & Career-Oriented Education has scheduled a hearing for 2 p.m. (or upon final adjournment of the House) on Wednesday, March 5, to hear two bills. HB 20 (Gates) would require the commissioner of education to establish and...
March 4: Senate Education Committee to Hear Bills on Religion, Funding Virtual Schools During Crisis
The Senate Committee on Education K-16 has scheduled a hearing for 11 a.m. (or upon adjournment of the Senate) on Tuesday, March 4, to hear testimony on the following bills. SB 10 (King, et al.) would require public schools to display the Ten Commandments in each...
Thursday: “Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying” Bill to be Heard in Senate State Affairs Committee
The Senate Committee on State Affairs will hear invited and public testimony on Thursday, February 27, 2025, beginning at 9 a.m. in the Senate chamber. A bill of importance to TASA membership on the committee’s agenda is SB 19 filed by Sen. Mayes Middleton. The bill...