House Public Education Committee hears 31 bills on playgrounds, pre-K, and more
House Public Education Committee meeting, April 23, 2019 On Tuesday, April 23, 2019, the House Public Education Committee heard 31 bills relating to a variety of topics, including the use of school...
View ArticleHouse Public Education Committee hears Senate bills for the first time this...
On Tuesday, April 30, 2019, the House Public Education Committee heard, for the first time, bills sent down from the upper chamber. The Senate bills heard were those that did not have a companion (a...
View ArticleHouse Public Education Committee hears Senate bills on virtual schools,...
On Tuesday, May 7, 2019, the House Public Education Committee heard seven Senate bills on a variety of topics. ATPE supported several of these bills, including the following: SB 11 (Taylor,...
View ArticleHouse Public Education Committee hears bills on school turnaround, virtual...
On Tuesday, May 14, 2019, the House Public Education Committee heard 10 bills on a variety of topics, including accelerated campus excellence (ACE) turnaround programs and virtual school...
View ArticleTeach the Vote’s Week in Review: May 17, 2019
With major session deadlines hitting this weekend, here’s a look at this week’s legislative developments, courtesy of the ATPE Governmental Relations team: House Public Education committee hears the...
View ArticleHouse Public Education Committee gets an update on accountability, school...
House Public Education Committee interim hearing, Oct. 28, 2019. The House Public Education Committee met on Monday, Oct. 28, to hear an update on legislation from the 85th and 86th legislative...
View ArticleBreaking news: Texas House Speaker releases interim charges
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) released the 86th Legislature’s interim committee charges for the House of Representatives today. Over the course of the next year, House committees will...
View ArticleHouse Public Education committee posts formal requests for information
House Public Education Committee meeting, Oct. 28, 2019. We won’t see familiar images of the Texas House Public Education Committee meeting in person anytime soon. In accordance with procedures...
View ArticleTeach the Vote’s Week in Review: Aug. 21, 2020
For many of you, it’s the end of back-to-school week. While this week may not have been normal or ideal, we know the bumpy road ahead will be navigated by the best experts in the land – educators! Read...
View ArticleATPE submits interim testimony to House committees on COVID-19, school...
As we have been reporting here on Teach the Vote, several Texas legislative committees have solicited written feedback from stakeholders this year in lieu of taking public testimony at in-person...
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