Speaker and Lt. Governor Announce Property Tax Deal
Lt. Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan jointly announced a property tax deal between the two chambers in the following press release: Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan [...]
House Education Opportunity & Enrichment to meet July 11th & 12th
The House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity & Enrichment has scheduled two upcoming hearings for July 11th at 10 AM and July 12th at 9 AM. The committee is posted [...]
Legislative Update
Both chambers will reconvene at 2:00 PM Wednesday, July 5th. Video Broadcasts: House | Senate
Final Results of Sunset Reviews 2022-23
The Sunset Commission’s last report of the 2022-23 review cycle, Final Results of Sunset Reviews 2022-23 (PDF), is now available. This report summarizes the final results of each Sunset review, [...]
TEA Releases 2023 STAAR End-Of-Course Assessment Results
The Texas Education Agency released spring 2023 State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) results for end-of-course (EOC) assessments. The results include assessments in Algebra I, English I, English [...]
Updated TEA Guidance
Part A Parent and Family Engagement Liaison Updated Guidance Texas Education Agency has updated their guidance concerning Part A Parent and Family Engagement (PFE) Liaisons. If PFE Liaisons are relegated [...]
Comptroller Announces Commitment of Federal Funding to Address Digital Divide
Comptroller Glenn Hegar said the Texas Broadband Development Office (BDO) was allocated $3.3 billion in federal funding for broadband expansion . The funds, provided by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs [...]
TEA Letters to School Administrators – June Update
The Texas Education Agency has published the following letters to school administrators: Deadline Approaching: School Safety Standards Formula Grant (June 29, 2023) Tax Year 2023 Maximum Compressed Tax Rates (June [...]
TWDB Soliciting Stakeholder Ideas for Flood Research Projects
The Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) is soliciting ideas for research on topics of priority regarding flooding in Texas. Proposed research ideas may include new projects that support flood planning [...]
Texas Register Spotlight – June 2023
Below is a spotlight on the proposed, withdrawn, and adopted rules from the June 2, June 9, June 16, and June 23 editions of the Texas Register. Education TEXAS EDUCATION [...]