Blog Archive

November 2019

Blog posts from November 2019.

By ATPE Staff | Posted on: 11/1/2019

Senate interim charges include investigating educators' political activity

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R-Texas) released interim charges for state senators late Wednesday.

By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 10/31/2019

Building a culture of voting

We are approaching the end of the second week of early voting for the Nov. 5 general election. Have you voted yet?

By Monty Exter | Posted on: 10/30/2019

House Public Education Committee gets an update on accountability, school finance bills

The House Public Education Committee met on Monday, Oct. 28, to hear an update on legislation from the 85th and 86th legislative sessions and testimony from panels of invited witnesses.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 10/30/2019

Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Oct. 25, 2019

Here's your weekly wrap-up of education news from ATPE Governmental Relations.

By Jennifer Mitchell, CAE | Posted on: 10/25/2019

Texas election roundup: Speaker not running for reelection

The Texas political establishment was rocked by the announcement this week that Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) would not seek reelection.

By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 10/24/2019

New School Year, New Laws: Compensation Update

Welcome to our final blog post in ATPE's "New School Year, New Laws" blog series for Teach the Vote.

By Andrea Chevalier | Posted on: 10/21/2019

Learn what's on the ballot for the Nov. 2019 election

What’s this constitutional election buzz all about anyway?

By Edwin Ortiz | Posted on: 10/18/2019

Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Oct. 18, 2019

Here's your weekly wrap-up of education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

By Monty Exter | Posted on: 10/18/2019

Texas election roundup: Campaign finances

A new set of campaign finance reports has shed some light on the 2020 races for federal office around Texas.

By Mark Wiggins | Posted on: 10/17/2019