TEA Performance Reporting Updates
2024 Scaled Score Conversion Tool Available June 3rd To align letter grades and scores used in the A–F academic accountability system to the common conception of letter grades, raw domain, [...]
State Instructional Materials Update – Public Comment Open & OER
The State Board of Education (SBOE) announced on May 29 the start of the public comment period for instructional materials submitted as part of the Instructional Materials Review and Approval [...]
State Board for Educator Certification Rule Updates
The following Texas Administrative Code rule review notices were filed with the Texas Register for publication in the May 31, 2024 issue. To view the notices in the Texas Register, [...]
Spotlight on TEA Correspondence
The following is a spotlight on the new Texas Education Agency Correspondence that has been posted at the TEA website: Mandatory Safe and Supportive School Program Data Reporting The window [...]
TWC Launches Future Workforce Grant Program
The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) is now accepting applications for the Lone Star Workforce of the Future Fund, a program designed to increase qualified workers in high-demand occupations. The program [...]
TWC Releases 2023 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
The Texas Workforce Commission has released 2023 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. When pulling the data for all occupations, the total number of employed was 151,853,870. The mean and median [...]
State Sales Tax Revenue Totaled $4 Billion in May
Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced state sales tax revenue totaled $4.01 billion in May, 4.5 percent more than in May 2023. The majority of May sales tax revenue is based on [...]
AG Launches Data Privacy and Security Initiative
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced the establishment of a data privacy team that will focus on enforcement of Texas privacy laws. The initiative is housed within the OAG's Consumer Protection [...]
Blake Calvert Appointed Interim Executive Director of Semiconductor Innovation Consortium
Blake Calvert has been appointed as the interim Executive Director for the Texas Semiconductor Innovation Consortium. Calvert previously served as a Budget and Policy Advisor within the Office of the [...]
PUC Provides Update on TEF Applicants & Applications
The Public Utility Commission announced they have received 125 notices of intent to apply for a loan through the Texas Energy Fund's In-ERCOT Generation Loan Program. These notices total a [...]