Teacher Exodus Crisis: Legislators Push for Education Funding Reforms
With a $32.7 billion surplus hanging over Texas Legislators, many Democrats are advocating for that money to go toward education. On Tuesday, Texas House...
Is The “Empowering Parents” Movement A ‘Trojan Horse’ For School Vouchers In Texas?
As Republicans bring their arch-conservative agenda to the Texas Legislature again this spring, among the pieces of legislation will be those that seek to...
Budget Surplus Could Be Spent On Bigger School Allotments
One debate happening in the state legislature this session is exactly how to give more money to Texas schools. One increasingly popular plan is...
GOP In Chaos: Infighting Erupts Once Again
As the 88th Legislature takes off, Texas GOP members have been quick to fall back into their usual pattern of infighting.
Right off the bat,...
Senate Bipartisan Leadership Muted As GOP’s Patrick Disregards Texas Tradition
Given the ongoing right-wing campaign in the Texas Legislature to prohibit Democrats from holding committee leadership positions, it comes as no surprise that Lt....
ADA-demic No More: Texas Legislators Eye Enrollment-based System
During and after the pandemic, there has been much discussion about switching from Average Daily Attendance (ADA) to Average Daily Enrollment (ADE) as a...
Thousands Of Texas Children On Medicaid May Lose Coverage If Lawmakers Don’t Act Soon
A 2020 federal pandemic public health emergency rule (PHE) that prevented Texas residents from being dropped from Medicaid will expire this April, and unless...
PUC Approves Revised Grid Fix – But Does It Save Texans Money Or Make...
The state Public Utility Commission (PUC) voted unanimously to approve its own recommendations following a review and rewrite of the proposal Thursday regarding how...
How The School Voucher Fight Is Going In Other States
A school voucher program is a priority for far-right Texas Republicans this legislative session even as moderates and Democrats oppose the idea. How is...
How Much Do The “Big Three” Have In Their War Chest?
On Wednesday, state-level campaign finance reports were released, offering a glimpse into the war chest of some of Texas’ top politicians; like the “Big...
