Jun 28, 2022 | Capitol Watch, School Finance, School Safety
A press release was issued Tuesday, June 28, 2022, that announced that Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, Speaker of the House Dade Phelan, and the Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committee chairs have announced that an additional $105.5 million will be...
Jun 24, 2022 | 87th Interim Session, Capitol Watch, School Safety
A joint hearing of the House Committee on Homeland Security and Public Safety chaired by Rep. James White and the House Select Committee on Youth and Health Safety chaired by Rep. Joey Lozano (27 members total on the joint committees) was held June 23, 2022. The three...
Jun 23, 2022 | 87th Interim Session, Capitol Watch, School Safety
The Senate Special Committee to Protect All Texans, chaired by Sen. Robert Nichols held its first hearing Tuesday, June 21, 2022, in the Senate Chambers. The Committee heard from 13 panels of invited testimony on charges related to school safety, police training, and...
Dec 16, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
As noted in our December 11 Capitol Watch Alert, TASA has partnered with the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB) to submit a letter to Gov. Greg Abbott and the COVID-19 Expert Vaccine Allocation Panel asking that they keep school personnel in mind when...
Jul 30, 2020 | Capitol Watch, Press Release, School Finance, School Safety
The start of the 2020-2021 school year is going to be difficult because of COVID-19. In spite of all the planning and expenditures for safety measures that Texas school districts have undergone with the help of the state, there are cases of COVID-19 in many...
Jul 17, 2020 | Capitol Watch, School Safety
On July 7, TEA released public health planning guidance for the 2020-21 academic year. Given the latest developments around COVID-19, TEA is issuing important updates to the guidance today, July 17. School systems will now be able to temporarily limit access to...
