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About + Contact Texas AFT
Texas AFT is a statewide union with 66,000 members, including K-12 and community college educators, support staff, and retirees. We believe that education is the path to a just and democratic society. We also believe the only way to give students a quality education is through the dedicated work of empowered public educators.
As a state federation, we advocate on behalf of our members to state leaders and the Texas Legislature, just as our national union lobbies the U.S. Congress and our local unions focus on issues related to their districts and school boards.
While the fights may change, our commitment to these basic principles never wavers — something you can see in our legislative agenda each session.
Our work
Keeping our schools public | Proudly a union | Defending free speech | Championing community schools
Professional development | Funding our public schools | Affordable health care & secure retirement
Leadership
President
Zeph Capo
Zeph Capo is the current president of the Texas American Federation of Teachers. Previously, he was the president of the Houston Federation of Teachers.
Capo believes that a quality public education and old-fashioned hard work are requirements for a robust economy, and public schools are the key to a robust civil society. Before becoming a union leader, Capo was a science teacher.
Secretary-Treasurer
Wanda Longoria
Wanda Longoria is the secretary-treasurer of the Texas American Federation of Teachers. Previously, she was president of Northside AFT.
A retired public school teacher who served students in both Oklahoma and Texas, Longoria has been an AFT member in every district she was employed. Throughout her 36 years of public school service, she worked to educate, organize, and mobilize her community to action, empowering them to have a voice in the decisions that affected them.
Contact Us
Texas AFT and the Texas AFT Associate Membership Program are headquartered in Austin, but local unions and AMP have regional offices throughout the state.
If contacting by phone or email, we ask that you provide the following information to help us best route and address your question:
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Your full name
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Your email address (personal email preferred)
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The best phone number to reach you
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The district you work in
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The nature of your request
Texas AFT (state federation offices)
Normal office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(800) 222-3827
Texas AFT Associate Membership Program (AMP)
Normal office hours: Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. - 5 p.m.
(800) 222-3827
1106 Lavaca St. #100A
Austin, TX 78701
Specific Requests:
Membership Questions
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To join our union, get questions answered about member benefits, or your membership, visit our Member Resources page.
Workplace or Legal Issues
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Members of local unions, please call your local office first.
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For Associate Membership Program members, call the Member Service Department at (800) 222-3827.
While we welcome emails on workplace and membership issues to info@texasaft.org, a call to your local union or AMP regional office will get a more timely response.
Media Inquiries
For media inquiries or to communicate with Texas AFT officers President Zeph Capo and Secretary-Treasurer Wanda Longoria contact press@texasaft.org or Marco Guajardo, PR Specialist, at mguajardo@texasaft.org
National Questions
To reach our national affiliate, the American Federation of Teachers, visit AFT’s contact page.