Topic: Legislature

This Week in the Legislature: What Didn’t Happen?

Publish Date: May 12, 2023

In Memoriam: The Bills We Lost This Week

Publish Date: May 12, 2023

May 5, 2023: Where’s the REAL Teacher Appreciation?

Publish Date: May 6, 2023

This Week at the Legislature: 2 School Staffing Bills, 33 Office Visits, & Ten Commandments

Publish Date: May 5, 2023

Bills to Watch Next Week: ‘Teacher Bill of Rights,’ COLA, Higher Ed Attacks

Publish Date: May 5, 2023

April 28, 2023: COLA

Publish Date: May 1, 2023

House Passes COLA Plan, Falls Short of Retiree Needs

Publish Date: April 28, 2023

This Week in the Legislature: Texas House Takes Up School Finance, School Security, & Charter School Expansion

Publish Date: April 28, 2023

House Public Education Committee to Consider Staffing Notification Requirements, Mandatory Display of Religious Texts in Public Schools

Publish Date: April 28, 2023

Next week, the House Public Education Committee will consider several bills, including: HB 1281 by Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-Houston) would require school districts to notify families if a public school or open-enrollment charter school does not have a nurse assigned to the campus during all instructional hours. Supported by Texas AFT. HB 2694 by Rep. Venton Jones (D-Dallas) would require...