Blog Archive

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s education news, legislative updates, and regulatory developments.

On Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Kevin Brady (R-TX) refiled his bill to address the "WEP" offset that reduces many educators' Social Security benefits.

A Republican backed by Betsy DeVos’s pro-voucher PAC won Tuesday’s special election in House District 118, the same night voters approved eight changes to the Texas Constitution.

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s education news, legislative updates, and regulatory developments.

ATPE Executive Director Shannon Holmes called the politically motivated book inquiry by Rep. Matt Krause “a Frankenstein monster.”

In a letter to the Texas delegation, ATPE urges Congress to keep school funding elements in the Bipartisan Infrastructure Plan being negotiated in Washington, D.C.

The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s education news, legislative updates, and regulatory developments.

Whether San Antonio educators go to the polls (in specific locations) is likely to be the deciding factor in a close race for the vacant House seat that will be decided Nov. 2, 2021.

The Biden administration announced how it will make the vaccines, once approved by the FDA and CDC, accessible to families with younger children.

Lawmakers wrapped up the third special session of 2021 after passing several controversial bills, including redistricting legislation that will determine partisan control of Texas for the next 10 years.