Tag Archive: Ken King

Recap: What We Heard at the 2024 Texas Tribune Festival

Publish Date: September 13, 2024

Where to Find Texas AFT at The Texas Tribune Festival

Publish Date: August 30, 2024

House Public Education Committee Hears Interim Charges

Publish Date: August 16, 2024

Legislative “Interim Charges”: What Are They and Why Do They Matter? The Texas Legislature meets once every two years for 140 days for its regular legislative session, during which the only bill it is required to pass and send to the governor’s desk to be signed into law is the budget for the next biennium. We became all too familiar...

Unpacking the 88th Legislature: Public School Funding

Publish Date: June 23, 2023

Easy Come, Easy Go: The Legislative Session that Just Won’t End

Publish Date: June 2, 2023

This (Last) Week in The Legislature: More Questions Than Answers as Session Comes to a Close

Publish Date: May 26, 2023

In Memoriam: The Bills We Lost This Week

Publish Date: May 12, 2023

This Week in the Legislature: Texas House Takes Up School Finance, School Security, & Charter School Expansion

Publish Date: April 28, 2023

Bills to Watch: Texas House to Consider Your Paychecks, School Safety

Publish Date: April 21, 2023

Important Bills Heading to a House Vote In addition to the committee action next week, a few consequential bills further along in the legislative process will likely be considered on the floor of the House. HB 100 by Rep. Ken King (R-Canadian) is the comprehensive school finance bill. Texas AFT dissected this bill in the Hotline last week, noting its...

Here’s what’s in school finance bill HB 100 — and what’s not.

Publish Date: April 14, 2023

Bills to Watch: Vouchers up in House Public Education Committee on Tuesday