During legislative sessions, TCTA's top-ranked lobby team is at the Texas Capitol every day, working on behalf of Texas teachers and other classroom professionals. Our lobbyists carefully monitor and testify on legislation that could affect TCTA members and provide daily reports on legislative action. These updates are provided below and compiled and emailed weekly via the TCTA eUpdate newsletter.
Feb 5, 2025
The Senate passed SB 2 with a 19-12 vote on Wednesday evening.
Feb 4, 2025
A bill has to jump through a lot of hoops to become law. Explore what those steps are to better understand the process.
Feb 3, 2025
On Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott declared two education-related topics as emergency items for the 89th Legislature.
Feb 1, 2025
TCTA's Representative Assembly voted Feb. 1 on priorities for the 89th Legislative Session.
Jan 30, 2025
The SBOE began the process of implementing new rules for local classroom reviews, as required by HB 1605 from the 88th Legislative Session.
Jan 28, 2025
TCTA submitted testimony against school vouchers as the Senate K-16 Education Committee held its first hearing on SB 2.
Jan 26, 2025
After a hard-fought battle for the House speaker's gavel, new rules in the chamber ban members of the minority party (Democrats) from chairing…
Jan 22, 2025
The Senate Finance Committee released the first draft of the state budget, setting the starting point for the next biennium.
Jan 15, 2025
On Jan. 14, State Rep. Dustin Burrows (R-Lubbock) was elected speaker of the Texas House of Representatives for the 89th Legislative Session by a…
Dec 21, 2024
In the final hour of the 118th Congress, the U.S. Senate delivered an early Christmas present to teachers, passing the Social Security Fairness Act…
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