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Legislative Update
House Bill 1302 passed out of the Public Education Committee and is headed to the Calendars Committee. The recommended updates to this bill will be brought forward as a floor amendment when/if the bill is scheduled for the floor.
HB 1302
House Bill 1302 passed out of the Public Education Committee and is headed to the Calendars Committee. The recommended updates to this bill will be brought forward as a floor amendment when/if the bill is scheduled for the floor.
Call to action: Contact the Calendars Committee (members below) to urge them to put HB 1302 on the House Calendar. Download a sample email here.
Chair:
Rep. Dustin Burrows
Vice Chair:
Rep. Joe Moody
Members:
Rep. Tom Craddick
Rep. Cody Harris
Rep. Cole Hefner
Rep. Ana Hernandez
Rep. Ben Leman
Rep. Jared Patterson
Rep. Toni Rose
Rep. Shelby Slawson
Rep. James Talarico
House Bill 1302 passed out of the Public Education Committee and is headed to the Calendars Committee. The recommended updates to this bill will be brought forward as a floor amendment when/if the bill is scheduled for the floor.
Call to action: Contact the Calendars Committee (members below) to urge them to put HB 1302 on the House Calendar. Download a sample email here.
Chair:
Rep. Dustin Burrows
Vice Chair:
Rep. Joe Moody
Members:
Rep. Tom Craddick
Rep. Cody Harris
Rep. Cole Hefner
Rep. Ana Hernandez
Rep. Ben Leman
Rep. Jared Patterson
Rep. Toni Rose
Rep. Shelby Slawson
Rep. James Talarico
State Budget
The House and Senate have announced the members of the conference committee for the budget.
Senate Conferees: Nelson (Chair) | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Nichols | Taylor
House Conferees: Bonnen (Chair) | Capriglione | González, Mary | Walle | Wilson
Senate Conferees: Nelson (Chair) | Huffman | Kolkhorst | Nichols | Taylor
House Conferees: Bonnen (Chair) | Capriglione | González, Mary | Walle | Wilson
In the News
Texas releases $11 billion of $18 billion in federal stimulus money for public schools
The newly released funds come after educators and state Democrats urged the governor to unlock the pandemic relief money as schools plan their budgets for the next school year
The newly released funds come after educators and state Democrats urged the governor to unlock the pandemic relief money as schools plan their budgets for the next school year