Texas Senate, DEI

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 provide specifics.
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 kindergarten all through high school after already removing it from public colleges and universities in the state.
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, two bills that are aimed at k-12 cl
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.
Republican lawmaker files bills to ban DEI in Texas K-12 public schools
Sen. Brandon Creighton has filed bills that would ban diversity, equity and inclusion policies related to hiring and programming, while creating ways for parents to complain about violations to the DEI ban.
Texas lawmakers threaten funding to public universities over DEI rules
State senators are threatening to withhold funding increases to public colleges and universities that cannot prove they are in compliance with the state's ban on DEI practices.
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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Unanimous Support in Texas Senate for Teacher Pay Raise, Bill Heads to House for Consideration
The Texas Senate passes a bill for teacher pay raises, with the potential for up to $10,000 increases, moving on to the House ...
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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.
Sen. Brandon Creighton files Senate Bill 26 to increase teacher pay across Texas
Sen. Brandon Creighton filed a bill Tuesday aimed at increasing pay for Texas teachers. More experienced teachers could get a ...
Bill to raise teacher pay passes Texas Senate
On Wednesday afternoon, the Texas Senate passed Senate Bill 26 with unanimous vote to raise teacher pay across the state. The ...
Texas Senate introduces bill to bolster quality of preschool education
Senate Bill 26, proposed by Texas State Senator Brandon Creighton of Conroe, is a bill designed to provide much-needed relief ...
Houston ISD expects teacher pay bill to bring in an estimated $38 million
The Legislature is expected to approve a teacher pay increase that would bring an estimated $38 million to Houston ISD — and ...