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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued a press release sharing a letter he penned about local authorities' power (or lack thereof) to restrict schools from reopening for on-campus instruction.

There is much work to be done to negotiate a plan that can pass out of both chambers.

SBEC met today regarding the adoption of five items related to the implementation of the Science of Teaching Reading and a proposed fix for expiring Legacy Master Teacher certificates.

With the start of school just around the corner, it's been another busy week for ATPE and the education community. Read about this week's developments below from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

The U.S. House Committee on Education and Labor Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education met July 23 to discuss the safe reopening of public schools across the nation.

Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar, the elected official charged with overseeing the state's finances, now expects Texas will face a $4.6 billion deficit by the end of the current two-year budget cycle.

The Teacher Retirement System (TRS) of Texas Board of Trustees met virtually last week on Wednesday through Friday, July 15-17, for its regular board meeting.

Read this week's wrap-up from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.

TEA announced it would allow school districts to begin their school year with a four-week transition period of virtual instruction (up from three weeks permitted under prior TEA guidance).

Local public health officials will be able to keep schools closed for in-person instruction this fall without risking state education funding, a TEA spokesperson confirmed to The Texas Tribune.