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Texas AFT's latest suite of endorsements in critical races, including the vacated SBOE District 4 seat.

The Lieutenant Governor enjoys broad power in Texas, particularly in the State Senate. Find out why Dan Patrick is the wrong choice for this position and Vikki Goodwin is the right person to replace him this November.

This week, we at Texas AFT launched our Open Letter to Our Elected Officials campaign, which will serve as our focus for the 2026 back to school season, November elections, and the 90th legislative session to come in 2027. The Open Letter covers a range of issues including school funding, wages, paperwork, freedom to teach, gun safety, behavioral support, mental health counseling, and more.

The Attorney General position has been among the main tools used by far-right groups and politicians to weaponize the law, especially against public and higher education. Who should come after Paxton? Nathan Johnson.

Underreported and underappreciated, the Railroad Commissioner does have a role to play in education and keeping a dangerous candidate out of that office is crucial.

We put a spotlight on the role the Agriculture Commissioner plays in public education and keeping our students healthy and well-fed.

Most Texas AFT-endorsed candidates emerged victorious in Tuesday’s primary runoff elections and will head to a general election - one that has great consequences for public education.

Last week’s school board elections brought a wave of encouraging results for public education across Texas.

Following this month’s primary elections, Texas AFT endorses James Talarico for U.S. Senate. Talarico is the only pro-public education and labor candidate on the ballot this November and it is critical that he wins against either incumbent John Cornyn or the embattled Ken Paxton.

Following Rep. Hinojosa’s decisive primary win on Tuesday, labor activists and supporters gathered in downtown Houston to kick off the fight to November.

On Tuesday, labor-backed candidates won races up and down the ballot, and the energy that has been building in our movement for years has found its fullest expression yet at the polls.

Saturday’s special election in Texas Senate District 9 has sent shockwaves across the state and indeed the nation.

Texas AFT’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) is proud to endorse Gina Hinojosa for Texas Governor and Montserrat Garibay to take Hinojosa’s state House seat in Austin (HD-49).

This week, election results nationwide resulted in decisive wins for candidates in local and state races who focused on real, quality-of-life issues over divisive partisan politics. In Texas, too, several local races underlined the same trend, with record off-year election turnout.

While tax rate elections and bonds by and large failed to pass on Election Day, pro-public education candidates surged in major school board races.

Today, Cy-Fair ISD voters elected three new trustees to set the direction of the school district for the next four years.

Prop A would have generated $49 million for the district without raising the tax rate

Last night, Houston voters elected two new trustees to the Houston Independent School District board in another electoral defeat for state-appointed Superintendent Mike Miles.

This November, we have the opportunity to send another union member to the Texas Senate. That’s why Texas AFT’s Committee on Political Education (COPE) is proud to endorse Taylor Rehmet in the special election for Texas Senate District 9. A veteran, union president, and working-class Texan, Rehmet will bring real-world experience and deep commitment to… [ more ]

In three states, a mix of “red” and “blue,” coalitions of rural and urban voters, and of Republicans and Democrats, came together to forcefully reject sending taxpayer dollars (intended for public schools) to private schools via a voucher program.