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 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.
Next phase of budget work gets underway
Apr 20, 2023
Budget conference committee sets up voucher showdown.
Budget now through House and Senate
Apr 17, 2023
The Legislature's only "must" bill, the state budget for the upcoming two fiscal years, has now passed both the House and the Senate - but…
TCTA presses lawmakers to invest in teachers, schools amid budget surplus
Oct 6, 2022
TCTA has been urging budget writers to significantly increase state funding for both active teacher health care and a mandatory teacher pay raise in…
Comptroller adds $3.1 billion to state revenue estimate
May 3, 2021
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Glenn Hegar released his revised revenue estimate for the state today, informing lawmakers that they have $3.12…
Senate passes budget
Apr 6, 2021
The state budget continues to move through the legislative process, passing out of the full Senate Tuesday on a unanimous vote.
House committee approves recommendations for education spending
Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday morning, the House Appropriations Committee adopted the recommendations of the Article III subcommittee, which includes the budgets of TEA…
Senate budget passes out of committee
Mar 30, 2021
SB 1, the state budget bill, cleared another hurdle today as it passed out of the Senate Finance Committee unanimously.
Senate Finance holds first meeting
Feb 8, 2021
Chaired by Sen. Jane Nelson, the Senate Finance Committee met Monday for the first time this session in an organizational and informational meeting,…
Senate budget proposal (SB 1) filed
Jan 21, 2021
Although the House and Senate are not meeting this week, the filing of legislation continues. On Thursday, State Sen. Jane Nelson, chair of the…
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