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Read ATPE's summary of education bills considered during the 2023 regular session of the Texas Legislature.

Gov. Greg Abbott called lawmakers back to Austin for an immediate special session to cut school property taxes.

Speaker Dade Phelan told House members to plan for another special session to begin Wednesday, June 28, 2023.

The State Board of Education SBOE reversed course on two recommendations to veto charter chain applications up for final approval at the board’s meeting this week.

Abbott targets House members for anti-voucher stances by vetoing unrelated bills as Morath previews expected drop in A-F ratings.

Commissioner Mike Morath spoke to the State Board of Education Wednesday about how school accountability ratings will differ from last year’s ratings.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) viciously wielded his veto power for seemingly purely political purposes over the final weekend of the veto period, vetoing 45 bills.

The voucher debate makes headlines as a House select committee is formed and Abbott promises legislation that looks like HB 100 as it left the Senate.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed the 88th Legislature’s omnibus school safety bill June 14, 2023, providing needed funding for shoring up school safety in the wake of the Uvalde tragedy.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed four bills June 12, 2023, on issues including curriculum and library book contents.