House Speaker Filing
Rep. Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos (D-Richardson) has announced her intention to run for Texas House Speaker. She joins a field of 4 other candidates to challenge current House Speaker Dade Phelan [...]
TEA Letters to Administrators
The Texas Education Agency has published the following letters to school administrators: Validations of Fiscal Data Reported by School Systems for Federal Grants (September 05, 2024) - Letter is to [...]
Upcoming Legislative Hearings
See below for interim legislative hearings coming up in the next few weeks. Hearing dates and times are subject to change. Please note that additional hearings dates may also be [...]
Governor Appoints Coppersmith, Bellah to DIR
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Walter “Frank” Coppersmith, III and Catherine Bellah to the Department of Information Resources (DIR) for terms set to expire on February 1, 2025 and February [...]
Governor Appointments
Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Shruthi Arismendez, Ph.D. to the Texas Early Learning Council for a term to expire at the pleasure of the Governor. Shruthi Arismendez, Ph.D. of Pflugerville is [...]
Texas Economic Update
Comptroller Glenn Hegar released totals for fiscal 2024 state revenues, in addition to announcing monthly state revenues for August. General Revenue-related revenue for fiscal 2024 totaled $83.78b, up 1.1% from [...]
EPA Awards $3.2m for Research on PFAS Exposure and Reduction in Agriculture
The Environmental Protection Agency announced $3.2m in total research grant funding for Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University for research to reduce per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposure from food and [...]
TEA Posts Science STAAR Resources for 2026
The assessed curriculum documents, middle school reference materials, and blueprints are now available on the Science STAAR Resources page of the TEA website. These documents will be in effect for [...]