Posted @ Tuesday, July 20, 2010

What do you think we should do next with our big, bold education policy ideas?

Posted @ Tuesday, July 13, 2010

"As we struggle with a state budget deficit and a sky-high rate of unplanned pregnancies, giving more women the opportunity to enroll in the Women's Health Program is a no-brainer," said Rep. Villarreal. 

Posted @ Sunday, July 11, 2010

State Rep. Mike Villarreal and Healthy Futures of Texas President Dr. Janet Realini will hold a press conference to announce the results of a recent state study of the Women's Health Program (WHP) and call for increasing WHP enrollment as a key strategy for addressing the state budget crisis and strengthening Texas families.

Posted @ Friday, July 09, 2010

Here's another column on the distortions of school ratings our subcommitee spotlighted and I outlined in my recent blog post.

Posted @ Thursday, July 08, 2010

Tuesday's column by Rick Casey dug further into the disturbing use of the Texas Projection Measure to boost school ratings.

Posted @ Tuesday, July 06, 2010

It's gratifying to know that our legislation on training Appraisal Review Board (ARB) members is working.

Posted @ Friday, July 02, 2010

While the Legislature made progress towards improving our state education assessment and accountability system last year, we know that serious flaws remain in place – and we keep finding out about more.

Posted @ Thursday, July 01, 2010

We have good news for some of those Texas families who are struggling to find affordable health insurance.