- BREAKING: Texas' legislative leaders say they have a deal on school finance and property tax reform (Texas Tribune)
The 86th Texas Legislature
Opened: Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2019
Sine Die: Monday, May 27, 2019
NEWS
June 11
May 28
- Here's what's in the Texas Legislature's landmark school finance bill (Texas Tribune)
- Texas House, Senate pass school finance bill mandating teacher raises and cutting taxes (Texas Tribune)
May 23
May 17
May 13
- Dr. Muri's latest update (May 10, 2019)
May 6
- Texas Senate approves school finance reform bill, but opts not to fund it with a sales tax hike (Texas Tribune)
May 2
- After Texas Senate committee approves school finance bill, House panel advances sales tax increase to fund property tax relief (Texas Tribune)
May 1
- Texas House approves property tax reform bill, setting up negotiations with the Senate (Texas Tribune)
- Texas Sen. Larry Taylor unveils new school finance bill, adding $5,000 teacher pay raise (Texas Tribune)
- House committee passes Senate property tax bill — after altering it to look more like the lower chamber's version (Texas Tribune)
- Dr. Muri's latest update (April 12, 2019)
- Dr. Muri's latest update (April 9, 2019)
- House Bill 3
- Texas House approves major school finance reform package, adds teacher raises to the bill (Texas Tribune)
- Texas teacher pay debate: What will House and Senate agree to do? (Dallas Morning News)
- WATCH HB3 debate and passage (begins around 1:56:25 mark)
- House, Senate commit $9 billion in new funding for public education and property tax relief
- SBISD was sixth-highest recapture payer in 2017
- Texas School Finance: Doing the Math on the State's Biggest Expenditure (Texas Comptroller's Office)
- Dr. Muri testifies before House Public Education (March 12, 2019 and March 13, 2019)
- Dr. Muri's community message (School Zone)
- Testimony -- Wednesday, March 13, 2019 (begins at 1:23:35 mark)
- Testimony -- Tuesday, March 12, 2019 (begins at 2.09:25 mark)
- STAAR Concerns
- Dr. Muri's message
- Houston Chronicle article (in School Zone)
- Texas Monthly article
- New York Times article
- WATCH: Texas House Public Education Committee (Texas Legislature Online)
- Legislative Town Hall Schedule
- Legislative Town Hall Presentation (slideshow)
- Watch Dr. Muri's testimony on school finance and SBISD before the House Public Education Committee Feb. 12, 2019 (begins at 1:25:05 mark)
MORE HEADLINES from the 86th Texas Legislature
Resource Links
- SBISD Board of Trustees Legislative Page
- SBISD Legislative Priorities
- Area Legislators
- Area Legislative Map
- Texas Legislature Online
- Texas Legislature at The Texas Tribune