Aliyya Swaby, The Texas Tribune
Aliyya Swaby is the public education reporter for The Texas Tribune.
With conflicting budget estimates, will Texas teachers get the pay raises they anticipated?
When state lawmakers passed their landmark $11.6 billion school finance law in late May, school employees were eager to see how mandatory raises would...
Texas lawmakers boosted special education funding this year, prompting hope for more from advocates
Texas lawmakers left the Capitol this week with some hits and some misses for a state special education program that has faced intense federal...
Feds will visit six Texas school districts this week to monitor special education
Federal officials will give Texas' special education programs another round of scrutiny this week, with visits planned to monitor how six school districts are...
Gov. Greg Abbott, legislative leaders assert confidence as deadline nears to cut property taxes
Showing their usual united front, the state’s “Big Three” political leaders on Friday tried to remake their case for why the Texas Legislature should...
Texas Senate Rushes to Advance School Finance Bill, Passes it Out of Committee
The Senate Education Committee held a hastily arranged hearing Wednesday morning to vote out comprehensive school finance reform legislation — accelerating the bill's journey...
Texas House votes to advance bill to shore up teacher pension fund
State Rep. Greg Bonnen, R-Friendswood, speaks at a press conference on March 5, 2019. Emree Weaver / The Texas Tribune
The Texas House voted Wednesday to...
Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick and Dennis Bonnen Propose Raising the Texas Sales Tax in...
Texas' top three political leaders — Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen — threw their support Wednesday behind...
Texas charter schools are facing more backlash this year, but could also receive more...
When the yellow scarf-wearing coalition of “school choice” supporters held their biennial rally at the Texas Capitol this January, the crowd was smaller than...
Here’s How Different Proposals at the Texas Capitol Could Change Property Tax Bills
Top state leaders have toured the state promising Texans they will feel less financially cramped by oversized property tax bills after the legislative session....
Texas House votes in favor of $1,850 raises for teachers, support staff
Chairman of the House Public Education Committee and State Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, hears public testimonies during the House Public Education Committee meeting on...
