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The first annual demographic report on Texas voucher accounts (TEFAs) reveals a complicated portrait of who's actually benefitting from these taxpayer-funded handouts.

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.

Just when it seemed Texas lawmakers had exhausted every possible way to insert religion into public education, Lieutenant Gov. Dan Patrick is asking them to find more. What could possibly be left to do?

July's SBEC meeting focused on several policy decisions from the future of National Board Certification to the rejection of an educator preparation program in the RGV.

SB 37's fallout and funding and curriculum changes forecast the higher education fight to come in 2027.

Amendments to open-enrollment charter schools will affect enrollment criteria and potentially undermine local control.

Texas AFT and the Texas AFL-CIO release their full slate of endorsement for the State Board of Education.

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.

3% state agency funding cuts, despite exempting public education, will have consequences in the year to come.

Midland ISD is taking aim at recapture and Austin ISD is fighting shake off a potential TEA takeover. While their goals are different, both these challenges signal broader disgruntlement over local control and state intrusion.

A series of recent fatal incidents involving ICE operations has renewed national attention on immigration enforcement. While much of the public conversation has centered on the individual cases, educators have spent years documenting another consequence that often receives far less attention: what heightened immigration enforcement means for students, classrooms, and schools. For more than four decades, public schools have been required to educate every child, regardless of i

UT Austin Faculty and Students march to defend academic freedom on their campus. Photo by: Ahna Merryman-Stewart, CCR Studios Last week, Texas AFT-AAUP sued Chancellor Brandon Creighton and the Texas Tech University System Board of Regents over two system memoranda issued in April and December. Plaintiffs allege that the fallout has reached well beyond any one classroom and does not follow any consistent pattern. Faculty have been asked to cut specific words and phrases from

The State Board for Educator Certification (SBEC) will meet in Austin on July 23 & 24. After powering through several chapters of rulemaking in order to implement the Preparing and Retaining Educators Through Partnerships allotment as required in House Bill 2, the board will entertain a lighter agenda this month. However, they will also engage in the annual work session where they will preview the year ahead. Texas AFT will be watching a few items next week. First, the board

Last Thursday, the notably conservative Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an appeal filed by a coalition of advocacy groups, Austin Community College, and affected student Oscar Silva to defend the Texas DREAM Act. This comes after a district judge ruled in June 2025 to end the 24-year state law. Gov. Greg Abbott praised last week’s decision on X, saying it secured “another major victory for the rule of law." Rep. Rick Noriega authored House Bill (HB) 1403 during the 20