Jul 9, 2020 | Capitol Watch, TASA News
The following is a compilation of information and resources related to COVID-19 collected from state and federal sources, followed by a list of event changes/postponements/cancellations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This page is updated daily. Also see our Remote...
May 18, 2020 | Capitol Watch
Public comment on proposed commissioner’s rules on new school facilities standards is now open. The proposed revisions would remove an obsolete rule, provide an end date for the current school facilities standards rule, and create a new rule to implement the...
May 5, 2020 | Capitol Watch
TASA’s national affiliate, AASA, is requesting signatures of support from superintendents in Texas and throughout the U.S. to urge Congress to ensure that the next COVID-19 funding package includes $4 billion in direct funds to the Federal Communications...
Apr 17, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
Gov. Greg Abbott issued several executive orders April 17, including one that closes all Texas schools to in-person student attendance for the remainder of the 2019-20 school year, as it “would be unsafe to allow students to gather.” He noted that teachers...
Apr 7, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Finance
Comptroller Glenn Hegar sat down with Ross Ramsey of The Texas Tribune April 7, 2020, to talk about the state of the Texas economy and its possible impact on the state budget. During the interview Hegar was not shy about using the term “recession” in describing the...
Mar 3, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
The Senate Finance Committee will meet Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at 10 a.m. to hear invited and public testimony on several interim charges, which include: Information Technology: Review the state’s major information technology infrastructure. Examine...
