Advocacy Blog

The committee voted to send its new version of HB 2 to the full Senate. It remains quite different from the version of HB 2 sent over by the House.

The committee convened Tuesday, May 20, for what is likely its final regular hearing this session.

ATPE’s federal lobbyist takes a look at how the budget reconciliation bill would affect SNAP, Title I, and IDEA funding.

Watch the testimony of ATPE members, plus learn about other bills the committee voted to advance to the full Senate.

The Senate Education K-16 Committee finally hears HB 2—learn the good, the bad, and the ugly about this school finance bill, and share your thoughts with your state senator and state representative.

Several bills met their likely end this week unless they can hitch a ride on a bill that’s still moving.

ATPE urges educators to contact their state senators and ask them to push for action on HB 4. The Senate must hear all bills by May 28.

After weeks of “hurry up and wait,” Chairman Creighton has released a few details on his committee substitute for HB 2, and the result is a mixed bag for public educators and school districts.

It’s never over ’til it’s over, but not meeting key deadlines means the end of the road for some bills both good and bad.

Some Texas legislators and elected officials spent Teacher Appreciation Week trying to strip your constitutional rights and silence your voices.