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March on Capitol leads to inspiring connection with former student

Publish Date: March 20, 2019 7:32 am

Our March to the Capitol on Monday of last week was a huge success as thousands of Texas educators made our voices heard on behalf of our students. From the...

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Legislative Hotline

Your weekly briefing: Big bill up for retired educators, community schools bill moves ahead and notes on the budget

Publish Date: March 22, 2019 3:54 pm

Big news this week from the Capitol —the House passed HB 92, a long-time Texas AFT priority that would allow a campus turnaround plan to permit a campus to operate...

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