School Funding Bill Heading to House Floor
On Tuesday, March 19, the committee substitute for HB 3 was voted out of House Public Education unanimously. It is anticipated the bill will be on the House floor for [...]
Senate Higher Education – March 20, 2019
The Senate Committee on Higher Education met to take up several bills. This report focuses only on SB 34 (Zaffirini) relating to the maximum number of semester credit hours allowed [...]
LBB Adopts Spending Limit
The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) met today, January 11, 2019 to discuss setting the constitutional spending limit on certain appropriations for the 2020-21 biennium. The LBB was provided 5 updated [...]
Rep. Dennis Bonnen Elected House Speaker Unanimously
Rep. Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) was unanimously elected by record vote today as House Speaker for the 86th Legislative Session. Speaker's Office Staff Directory Biography
House Public Education Publishes Interim Report
The House Committee on Public Education has published its interim report to the 86th Legislature. The report addresses multiple issues, including education response to Hurricane Harvey, teacher compensation, student assessments, [...]
Rep. Joe Pickett Resigning Due to Health Concerns, Two Texas House Seats Vacant ahead of 86th
Representative Joe Pickett (D-El Paso) has announced he will resign effective January 4 due to health concerns, ahead of the 13th term to which he was recently elected. With Pickett's [...]
Prefiling for the 86th Session
Today was the first day lawmakers could file bills for the 86th Texas Legislative Session. In the first day of prefiling, a total of 465 bills were filed as of 5:30pm. [...]
Governor’s School Finance Proposal
The Texas Tribune released an article last week which covered details of Governor Abbott’s school finance proposal, including a link to the Governor's presentation, “Improving Student Outcomes and Maintaining Affordability [...]
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board – October 25, 2018
The Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board met on October 25 to take up the agenda here. This report covers selected agenda Items pertaining to dual credit, college and career readiness, [...]
Election Updates – Early Voting Starts in 10 Days & Races to Watch
Early voting for the November 6th midterm elections starts October 22. At the end of September, Texas reached a new record - having 15,624,871 registered voters. The Texas Tribune has published [...]