Topic: Features

Fact Check: No, There Is Not Rampant Voter Fraud in Texas 

Publish Date: October 3, 2024

Texas voters received a significant victory for voting rights in federal court this past week when it ruled against a key provision of Texas’ anti-voter law, Senate Bill 1.  The portion struck down is what the court refers to as ‘the canvassing restriction,’ which served no purpose but to illegally suppress core political speech under threat of criminal prosecution.

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House Public Education Committee Hears Interim Charges 

Publish Date: August 16, 2024

Legislative “Interim Charges”: What Are They and Why Do They Matter? The Texas Legislature meets once every two years for 140 days for its regular legislative session, during which the only bill it is required to pass and send to the governor’s desk to be signed into law is the budget for the next biennium.   We became all too familiar...

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TEA Rolls Out New School Safety System: Sentinel 

Publish Date: August 16, 2024

On July 25, Governor Greg Abbott announced the launch of a new school safety system called Sentinel. This new platform-- designed to collect, process, store, and distribute school safety and security information-- is housed within the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and is a part of ongoing school safety and security improvement measures.   We have written extensively about House Bill 3...

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AFT Convention 2024: Progress Is Possible, Not Guaranteed  

Publish Date: August 2, 2024

Top: AFT convention delegates and guests listen to Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday, July 25. Photo by Marco Guajardo, Texas AFT. Bottom: Scenes from the four days of convention programming at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Photos by Mariana Krueger, CCR Studios.   This past week, Texas AFT welcomed the 88th biennial national AFT Convention to Houston....

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