Blog Archive

Tuesday, May 23, 2023, was a critical deadline for Senate bills to pass the House in order to stay alive.

State’s largest educator association condemns squandering of historic opportunity to invest in public education.

Saturday is the deadline for House committees to advance Senate legislation, but the fight to advance public education is not yet over this session.

The committee advanced an omnibus school library bill May 18, 2023, combining elements of two separate bills intended to restrict which books are allowed in school libraries.

The committee met Monday, May 15, 2023, to hear invited testimony only on vouchers and testing changes proposed in CSSB 8 by Sen. Brandon Creighton (R–Conroe).

The committee held an impromptu meeting Tuesday, May 16, 2023, to vote on a handful of bills, including omnibus school safety legislation shepherded by Sen. Robert Nichols (R-Jacksonville).

The committee met Thursday, May 11, 2023, to consider several bills, including an omnibus school safety package.

Learn about the voucher bill (now with more testing for public school students!) some Texas lawmakers are trying to rush through the Legislature with little transparency or educator input.

A dramatic showdown in the House means public educators have the weekend to speak out against Senate Bill 8, an unvetted voucher/testing conglomeration.

The Texas House had a tense and contentious evening Wednesday, May 10, 2023, as an attempt was made to force a quick vote on a voucher bill.