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.
$27 billion budget surplus bolsters prospects for education funding in 2023
Jul 15, 2022
Texas lawmakers will have an unprecedented $27 billion budget surplus when they return to Austin in January, bolstering the prospects for TCTA’s work…
TCTA calls for state funding boosts for active teacher health care, retiree annuities
Jun 9, 2022
TCTA urged lawmakers to consider a permanent solution to rising health care costs for active teachers who have seen their paychecks steadily eroded…
TCTA testifies on teacher pay, working conditions and other interim charges
May 27, 2022
TCTA provided testimony Tuesday on interim charges relating to the educator talent pipeline and monitoring the implementation of HB 3 (2019 session)…
TCTA testifies about need to increase teacher pay and state contributions to health insurance
May 5, 2022
TCTA testified before lawmakers about the need to invest in public school teachers by increasing pay and state contributions to health insurance.
Bills on critical race theory, preventing sex abuse now in effect
Dec 2, 2021
Several laws passed in the Texas Legislature’s second special session are now in effect, including Senate Bill 3, which prevents the teaching of…
Special session ends
Oct 19, 2021
The third special session ended early Tuesday and lawmakers are headed home after passing bills on redistricting, property tax relief, and more.
Several bills on track to pass as third special session nears end
Oct 14, 2021
As the third special session of the Texas Legislature enters its final week, no bills have made it to Gov. Abbott’s desk, though several are on track…
House committees hear bills on federal funds, transgender students in UIL competitions
Oct 6, 2021
Bills addressing two of the priorities laid out by Gov. Abbott for the third special session - the distribution of federal funds and the regulation…
Senate passes resolution asking for help with school bus driver shortage
Oct 5, 2021
Senators discussed the role of the federal government in exacerbating the current shortage of school bus drivers.
Senate committee hears SB 8, House committee discusses student mental health issues
Oct 4, 2021
The Senate Finance Committee considered a bill to allocate some federal funds to TRS-Care and ActiveCare, while a special House committee considered…
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