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.
House passes state testing and accountability system reform
May 13, 2025
The Texas House passed HB 4, a testing and accountability bill, on May 13.
House Public Education Committee votes on dozens of bills
May 1, 2025
The House Public Education Committee held two formal meetings to vote a number of bills out of committee this week.
House debates school accountability and state testing bill
Apr 30, 2025
The House Public Education Committee met to discuss HB 4, a bill related to school accountability and state testing.
Senate Education Committee hears teacher preparation bills; TCTA testifies
Apr 1, 2025
The Senate K-16 Education Committee met April 1 to hear testimony on bills related to school safety, teacher preparation and the A-F accountability…
New priority bills filed
Feb 21, 2025
New major bills address school finance and teacher salaries, vouchers, accountability/testing, and student discipline
TCTA calls for coordination of school mental health services
Aug 11, 2022
TCTA submitted testimony outlining the need for coordinating referral and provision of mental health services by a school-based mental health…
Testing bills approved by House
May 13, 2021
Two more bills related to state standardized tests have passed the House and are headed to the Senate. Another, reducing state testing to only those…
Bill reducing STAAR testing passes House
May 8, 2021
HB 764 by Rep. Matt Krause passed the House Saturday on a vote of 136-6. The bill addresses several testing issues, including reducing required STAAR…
House committee considers bills reducing STAAR testing
Apr 13, 2021
The House Public Education Committee heard 30 bills in another long meeting Tuesday. Among the bills were three (HB 764 by Rep. Matt Krause, HB 2800…
TX House members ask Morath for STAAR opt out
Feb 8, 2021
A large, bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers has sent a letter to Education Commissioner Mike Morath, asking him to create a mechanism that would…
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