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News of interest from the 86th Texas Legislature
Tuesday, April 9
- Texas Senate passes two-year budget with money for property tax cuts — but no plan for how to spend it (Texas Tribune)
Thursday, April 4
- 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)
Thursday, March 28
- Texas Senate aligns with House on how much to spend on education, property tax reform (Texas Tribune)
- Texas House approves 2020-21 budget plan, keeps extra $9 billion for school finance, property tax relief (Texas Tribune)
Tuesday, March 19
- Texas House panel advances school finance bill but removes merit pay provision (Texas Tribune)
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Texas House committee backs budget plan with extra $9 billion for school finance, property tax reform (Texas Tribune)
Friday, March 15
Thursday, March 14
Friday, March 8
Tuesday, March 5
- Santa Fe official testifies in somber committee hearing on school safety bills (Texas Tribune)
- Texas House pitches $9B schools plan with merit raises, property tax reforms (Houston Chronicle)
- Texas teacher pay emerges as a sticking point between House and Senate (Texas Tribune)
- Is STAAR too hard on young readers? The standardized test is in lawmakers' crosshairs again (Texas Tribune)
- Are Texas Kids Failing? Or Are the Tests Rigged? (Texas Monthly)
- WATCH: Texas House Public Education Committee (Texas Legislature Online)
Monday, March 4
Tuesday, Feb. 26
- Senate committee OKs bill to give Texas teachers a $5,000 raise (Dallas Morning News)
- WATCH: Senate Finance Committee (Texas Legislature Online)
Monday, Feb. 25
- Watch: A conversation with state Sen. Larry Taylor (Chair, Senate Education Committee) (Texas Tribune)
Thursday, Feb. 21
- Democrats lay out their priorities for Texas school finance as lawmakers await leadership-endorsed bill (Texas Tribune)
Wednesday, Feb. 6
- Texas School Alliance statement on SB2 and HB2 -- Property Tax Revenue Cap bills (Texas School Alliance)
Tuesday, Feb. 5
- Public education, school safety flagged as emergency items by Gov. Greg Abbott (Houston Chronicle)
- Gov. Greg Abbott names school finance, property tax reform emergency items (Texas Tribune)
Thursday, Jan. 31
- Many see "Robin Hood" as a villain. But lawmakers rely on it to pay for schools (with informational graphics) (Texas Tribune)
Thursday, Jan. 24
- Analysis: The Texas comptroller’s new "pesky chart" (Texas Tribune)
Wednesday, Jan. 23
- Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen names committee chairs (Texas Tribune)
- Texas House: Commitees (Texas House of Representatives website)
- In 2017, top Texas lawmakers were galvanized for "private school choice." This year, momentum has faded. (Texas Tribune)
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Poll: Texas residents want lawmakers to tackle education (Houston Chronicle)
Tuesday, Jan. 22
- Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick takes chairmanship from Sen. Kel Seliger over ‘lewd comment’ (Houston Chronicle)
Friday, Jan. 18
- Dan Patrick announces Senate committee assignments, making a few noticeable shifts (Texas Tribune)
- Texas Senate: Committees of the 86th Legislature (Texas State Senate website)
Thursday, Jan. 17
- Texas teachers, don’t count on that $5,000 raise just yet (Houston Chronicle)
Tuesday, Jan. 15
- Texas House proposes massive increase for public school funding (Texas Tribune)
- Texas Senate proposes $3.7 billion for mandated teacher raises (Texas Tribune)
- At inauguration, Gov. Greg Abbott promises "we are going to get this done" on school finance and property taxes (Texas Tribune)
Friday, Jan. 11
- Texas House Speaker Bonnen makes case to conservatives to beef up education funding (Houston Chronicle)
Thursday, Jan. 10
- Point of Order: How Dan Huberty wants to fix school finance (Texas Tribune podcast)
Wednesday, Jan. 9
- New House Speaker Dennis Bonnen says Texas lawmakers must focus on ‘real issues,’ not bathrooms (Dallas Morning News)
- Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick and Dennis Bonnen promise unity in 2019 legislative session (Texas Tribune)
Tuesday, Jan. 8
- Texas House names Dennis Bonnen new speaker on celebratory opening day (Texas Tribune)
- New Texas House Speaker Bonnen pledges unrelenting push for education funding (Houston Chronicle)
PREVIOUS
- Texas Commission on Public School Finance website (includes final report and other documentation)
- Texas school finance panel approves final report to lawmakers (Texas Tribune)
- Bettencourt and Huberty discuss report by Texas Commission on Public School Finance (Houston Matters)
- New Texas House Leadership Improves Odds For School Finance Reform (Houston Public Media)
