Updates from the Capitol | TCTA
Share this page:

Updates from the Capitol

Share this page:

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.

Senate passes school voucher bill

Feb 5, 2025

The Senate passed SB 2 with a 19-12 vote on Wednesday evening.

Long journey of a bill at the Texas Capitol

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.

Governor declares teacher pay, school choice as emergency items

Feb 3, 2025

On Sunday, Gov. Greg Abbott declared two education-related topics as emergency items for the 89th Legislature.

TCTA Legislative Priorities for 2025

Feb 1, 2025

TCTA's Representative Assembly voted Feb. 1 on priorities for the 89th Legislative Session.

State Board of Education discusses local classroom reviews

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.

Senate Education Committee holds first hearing on school vouchers

Jan 28, 2025

TCTA submitted testimony against school vouchers as the Senate K-16 Education Committee held its first hearing on SB 2.

New House rules ban Democrats from chairing committees

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…

Senate Finance Committee releases state budget

Jan 22, 2025

The Senate Finance Committee released the first draft of the state budget, setting the starting point for the next biennium.

Texas House elects Burrows as speaker on opening day

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…

Huge victory for teachers as Congress repeals WEP/GPO

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…