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Republican senators threaten not to boost Texas public universities’ funding over DEI ban
In a letter, Sens. Brandon Creighton and Paul Bettencourt said they found “numerous” violations of the law, but didn’t ...
Texas Senate unanimously passes $4.3 billion teacher pay boost bill
The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would invest $4.3 billion over two years in teacher pay increases ...
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Texas Senate passes bill that would give experienced teachers up to $10K raises
Under Senate Bill 26, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in the classroom.
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Texas Senate debates proposals to purge DEI from public education
Texas Republicans aim to remove diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in all areas of public education from ...
Texas Senate committee looks at DEI, school library bills
The Texas Senate Committee on Education is working through a marathon session – talking about a number of bills. Among them, ...
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Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas
Brandon Creighton has filed a bill that would give teachers up ... necessary to activate the $4.9 million in new money for ...
Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
A top Texas senator filed legislation Monday that would extend the state’s ban on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives ...
Senate unanimously passes first measure in Teacher Bill of Rights package
The first measure in a Teacher Bill of Rights package unanimously passed the Texas Senate on Wednesday. SB 26, filed by state ...
Texas Senate approves across-the-board pay raises for teachers
Senators voted 31-0 for Senate Bill 26, sending to the Texas House legislation to give across-the-board raises to educators ...
Texas lawmakers hear hours of testimony on DEI ban in K-12 public schools, library bill
The Senate Education committee left all 11 bills it considered on Thursday as pending in committee, and did not vote to advance any to the Senate floor.