Feb 21, 2025 | 89th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Teacher Compensation
On February 20, 2025, the Senate Committee on Education K-16 heard testimony on a committee substitute for SB 26 on teacher compensation (see a summary of SB 26 as filed) by Sen. Brandon Creighton, chair of the committee. After laying out SB 26, Creighton introduced...
Feb 19, 2025 | 89th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, Teacher Compensation
On Tuesday, February 18, 2025, Sen. Brandon Creighton, chair of the Senate Committee on Education K-16, filed SB 26, which provides a teacher pay increase and will be heard in the Senate Committee on Education K-16 on Thursday, February 20, beginning at 11 a.m. or...
Feb 19, 2025 | 89th Regular Session, Capitol Watch, School Finance, School Safety, Teacher Compensation, Vouchers & School Choice
(Mouse over the above slideshow and then click on the arrows to flip through photos from the event.) Several hundred school board members and school administrators participated in the TASA/TASB Legislative Conference February 18, 2025, at the Downright Austin Hotel....
Feb 3, 2025 | 89th Regular Session, Advocacy, Capitol Watch, Teacher Compensation, Vouchers & School Choice
Gov. Abbott released his budget recommendations in a report to the 89th Texas Legislature that expands upon the emergency items he declared on February 2 and details additional appropriations he would like to see in many other areas of state government. Several of his...
Feb 3, 2025 | 89th Regular Session, Advocacy, Capitol Watch, Teacher Compensation, Vouchers & School Choice
On February 2, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott gave his State of the State Address, then issued a press release as he traditionally does at the onset of a legislative session. He declared seven emergency items, two of which must be passed during the regular 89th legislative...
Nov 8, 2023 | 2023 Special Sessions on Vouchers, A-F Ratings, Capitol Watch, Charter Schools, School Finance, School Safety, Teacher Compensation, Vouchers & School Choice
On Tuesday, November 7, the first evening of the fourth called special session, Chairman Brad Buckley filed HB 1, a 177-page dense bill that was referred to the Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment. A hearing on the bill will be held Thursday,...
