Blog Archive

With major session deadlines hitting this weekend, here's a look at this week's legislative developments, courtesy of the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

The Senate Education Committee met Thursday, May 16, to hold what is expected to be its last meeting to consider new legislation.

On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, the House Public Education Committee heard 10 bills on a variety of topics, including accelerated campus excellence (ACE) turnaround programs and virtual school accountability.

The Senate Education Committee met Tuesday, May 14, 2019, to continue working on bills that have already been passed by the Texas House.

The Senate Education Committee met Thursday morning, May 9, to hear another docket full of bills that have already passed the House.

It was another busy week at the Texas State Capitol for ATPE's Governmental Relations team. Here's a look at the latest headlines.

The Senate Education Committee returned to work Tuesday after the full Senate approved House Bill (HB) 3, the school finance bill, following a full day of debate on Monday, May 6, 2019.

On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the House Public Education Committee heard seven Senate bills on a variety of topics.

The Texas Senate on Monday approved a bill to massively overhaul public school finance, but did so while backing away from a proposal to use an increased sales tax to lower school district property taxes.

We're wrapping up another week of legislative action at the Texas State Capitol. Here's the latest news from your ATPE Governmental Relations staff.