
Gov. Abbott announces special session to begin July 18
Gov. Greg Abbott announced Tuesday that a special session will begin July 18. The first order of business: sunset legislation affecting...

Highlights from final weekend of Texas legislative session
The final day of the Texas Legislature's 85th session was Monday. Highlights from the final weekend of the session, as reported by the...

House gives OK to HB 22, which delays A-F
Texas House Public Education Committee Chairman Dan Huberty's House Bill 22 is headed to the Texas Senate after passing its final reading...

$1.6B school finance bill headed to Texas Senate
After hours of heated debate and its preliminary passage on Wednesday, the Texas House of Representatives officially advanced House Bill...

Alternate graduation route still under consideration; 9 other education bills advance to full Senate
The Texas Senate Education Committee heard testimony Tuesday from a long line of supporters and a few critics of Senate Bill 463, which...

TASA: House Public Education Committee votes out 13 bills, hears 31
Update from Texas Association of School Administrators: The House Public Education Committee met Tuesday, April 11, to hear public...

Bipartisan bill would expand district-charter partnerships
Leaders from San Antonio ISD and Grand Prairie ISD testified in front of the Texas Senate Education Committee on Thursday alongside their...

Texas House bans school voucher funding
As the Texas House of Representatives continues to debate a two-year $218.2 billion budget, a major move was made on Thursday relating to...

A-F overhaul, postponement may be on the way
The Texas House Public Education Committee on Tuesday advanced House Bill 22, which would scale back the state’s A-F rating system for...

Texas Senate passes voucher bill
A modified version of the school choice/voucher bill, Senate Bill 3, with narrower eligibility requirements than those included in...