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Tuesday, May 28, 2019 Texas House, Senate pass school finance bill mandating teacher raises and cutting taxes » The $11.6 billion school finance and property tax reform bill is now poised to head to Gov. Greg Abbott. Tex...
Thursday, May 2, 2019 After Texas Senate committee approves school finance bill, House panel advances sales tax increase t » >>READ MORE
Friday, April 26, 2019 Texas Senate Unveils New School Finance Bill » >>READ MORE
Friday, April 26, 2019 Texas House votes to advance bill to shore up teacher pension fund » >>READ MORE
Friday, April 26, 2019 Texas Sen. Larry Taylor unveils new school finance bill, adding $5,000 teacher pay raise » >>READ MORE
Wednesday, April 3, 2019 Texas House approves $9B school bill, adds employee pay raise » >>READ MORE
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 Could Texas lawmakers finally fix our broken school funding system? » >>READ MORE
Friday, March 29, 2019 Texas Senate aligns with House on how much to spend on education, property tax reform » >>READ MORE
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 $9B school finance bill advances to Texas House » > >READ MORE
Saturday, February 16, 2019 Texas' school finance system is unpopular and complex. Here's how it works » >>READ MORE
Thursday, January 31, 2019 Texas can fund public education without constraining local control » >>READ MORE
Friday, January 25, 2019 Dallas ISD's Hinojosa: Texas school funding reform looks promising » >>READ MORE
Friday, January 18, 2019 Bill filed by Sen. Jane Nelson would raise teacher pay » >>READ MORE
Monday, February 5, 2018 Teacher Recruitment and Retention: It's Complicated » >>Read Article
Monday, February 5, 2018 Can Child-Care Benefits Keep Teachers in the Classroom? » >>Read Article
Friday, August 11, 2017 Houston Cronicle: First bills nearing passage in special session » First bills nearing passage in special session
Friday, August 11, 2017 Texas Tribune: Nearly 1,500 school officials urge Patrick to accept House school finance bill » Nearly 1,500 school officials urge Patrick to accept House school finance bill
Monday, May 22, 2017 (0 Comments - view/add) Senate Bill 7 - Enrolled Version » SB 7
Monday, May 22, 2017 Legislative Update - May 22, 2017 » Legislative Update
Friday, April 21, 2017 TRS-Care Update - April 21, 2017 » TRS-Care Update
Friday, April 21, 2017 Legislative Update - April 21, 2017 » Legislative Update
Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Legislative Update - Bills to Watch » Bills on the move The Texas House has a few bills of significance to school leaders on the calendar for...
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 Legislative Update » Legislative Update - March 2017
Tuesday, March 28, 2017 TRS Update » Teacher Retirement System Pension Fund And Teacher Retirement System Health Care
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 House and Senate education chairs weigh in on vouchers, school finance » Texas Tribune CEO Evan Smith interviews state Rep. Dan Huberty and state Sen. Larry Taylor — their chambers' res...
Thursday, March 9, 2017 Senate passes bill on inappropriate teacher-student relationships » Senate passes bill on inappropriate teacher-student relationships Senate Bill 7 would punish school principals and s...
Monday, March 6, 2017 After Huberty's comments, school choice advocates lobby state Republican Party » The Texas Tribune READ Article
Thursday, January 19, 2017 Senate Education Committee Members Named » Senate Education Committee Members Named Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick posted committee assignments for the Texas Senate on...
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