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One month to go until Texas Primary early voting, and the voter registration deadline is looming

Publish Date: January 17, 2020

If you haven’t started paying attention to the upcoming Texas Primary Election, now is the time to get plugged in. Early voting starts in a month, and the deadline to register to vote is Monday, February 23. The first step is making sure you are registered and that your address information is current. You can check your status here and print a registration form or change of address here. You can also see candidates by searching by your address at the Texas Tribune’s page. Next week, Texas AFT will begin highlighting the issues at stake in the election and will provide a forum for discussing those issues. We will also provide ongoing news on the election and endorsements--all at our Election 2020 page.

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Democratic hopefuls address charter schools in debate, and now is a good time to push for more discussion on education issues

Publish Date: September 13, 2019

Democratic challengers for president took the debate stage yesterday in Houston and addressed a question about charter schools and other education issues like school discipline and teacher diversity. You can see comments from the candidates on the subject on Chalkbeat and in Education Week.   As part of AFT endorsement 2020 plan,...

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