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...
Texas, Invest in our Future
In 2015, Gov. Greg Abbott created a pre-K grant program, increasing support to 573 school districts and to charter schools across Texas. These grants...
Texas House approves 2020-21 budget plan, with extra $9 billion for school finance, property...
Texas House Appropriations Chairman John Zerwas, R-Richmond, talks with House Speaker Dennis Bonnen on March 27, 2019, as the House took up the budget...
Texas Senate advances bill to shore up teacher pension fund
The Texas Senate unanimously passed legislation Monday that is designed to make the Teacher Retirement System pension fund financially healthy, and give a one-time...
Merit Pay Provision Removed from School Finance Plan as it Clears House Committee
On Tuesday, the House Public Ed Committee voted unanimously to clear a revised school finance plan expected to inject $9 billion of additional funding...
Texas House panel advances school finance bill but removes merit pay provision
The Texas House Public Education Committee unanimously signed off on a comprehensive $9 billion school finance and property tax reform bill Tuesday — but...
Texas House committee backs budget plan with extra $9 billion for school finance, property...
A panel of House budget writers gave initial approval Monday to a budget that would spend $115 billion in state funds, including a $9...
Teachers Rally for Public Education at the Capitol
Pictured: Attendees of the AFT Rally for Public Education
AUSTIN, TX - On the first day of Spring Break for public schools in Texas, several...
Texas Senate unveils its first version of a school finance reform bill
On the night of the deadline to file bills this legislative session, Texas Senate leaders turned in their first crack at legislation designed to...
Santa Fe official testifies in somber committee hearing on school safety bills
The Senate Education Committee was marked by a somber tone Tuesday as lawmakers held their first hearing on school safety proposals since the mass...
