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Your Weekly Briefing: School finance bill with local raises advances; News on virtual schools, charter schools and more.

Publish Date: April 5, 2019

Your Weekly Briefing Rep. Dan Huberty, author of the House school finance bill, watches as Rep. Chris Turn lays out his amendment guaranteeing local educator pay raises. This week, the House threw down the gauntlet for public education by passing its school finance plan. With about $6.3 billion in new public school spending and $2.3 property tax compression, HB 3 represents a...

Publish Date: April 3, 2019 Read More

Statement on House Bill 3: A solid plan to build on for funding our future

Publish Date: April 3, 2019 Read More

Your Weekly Briefing: News on TRS pensions, the state budget, taxes, and charter schools

Publish Date: March 29, 2019

Watch Texas AFT Retiree Plus Member Rita Runnels testify on the TRS pension bill. With less than two months to go in the 86th Session, lawmakers have started making big decisions about their financial priorities. Here’s what we know—both the House and Senate indicated this week they intend to spend about $9 billion on a combination of property tax relief...

Publish Date: March 27, 2019 Read More

Your weekly briefing: More pay-raise news, some bad things buried in the school finance bill, and a great week to talk to legislators at our rally!

Publish Date: March 8, 2019 Read More

On Monday thousands will tell lawmakers to Fund Our Future! (And psst…Retirees, it’s your turn to act now.)

Publish Date: March 6, 2019 Read More

FAQ on the 2019 Red for Ed March to the Capitol

Publish Date: March 6, 2019 Read More

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Your Weekly Briefing: School finance bill with local raises advances; News on virtual schools, charter schools and more.

Our hard work at the ballot box and Capitol leads to huge step forward in school funding, educator pay

Statement on House Bill 3: A solid plan to build on for funding our future

Your Weekly Briefing: News on TRS pensions, the state budget, taxes, and charter schools

Round-Up: Inspiring kids with free books; Your voice is making a difference, and how to keep your tax refund with student debt

Your weekly briefing: Big bill up for retired educators, community schools bill moves ahead and notes on the budget

March on Capitol leads to inspiring connection with former student

TxEd in the Media top stories (March 18, 2019)

Weekly wrap-up: Things are heating up at the Capitol

Your weekly briefing: More pay-raise news, some bad things buried in the school finance bill, and a great week to talk to legislators at our rally!

On Monday thousands will tell lawmakers to Fund Our Future! (And psst…Retirees, it’s your turn to act now.)

FAQ on the 2019 Red for Ed March to the Capitol