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A lack of clear, updated information about just how much financial hardship the state faces heading into next year's legislative session is starting to frustrate some lawmakers.
Ultimately, we must keep in mind that writing our budget is not just about arithmetic. It's about our priorities and morals.
Please see the below postings for three internships opportunities on my team. The first posting is for my district office in San Antonio, the second posting is for my political office in Austin, and the third posting is for my capitol office for next legislative session.
All I want for my 39th birthday is a Texas budget that illustrates an investment in educating our children equal to how much we talk about the importance of our children.
This weekend, August 20-22, is the annual sales tax-free weekend in Texas. You save approximately eight dollars for every $100 you spend on eligible items, including school supplies. You can find a list of eligible items here.
Pledge to see the movie, "Waiting for Superman", and DonorsChoose.org is will donate $5 gift cards to every person who pledges to see the film by September 15th.
The State should not balance the budget on backs of college students.
What do you think we should do next with our big, bold education policy ideas?
"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.
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.
Here's another column on the distortions of school ratings our subcommitee spotlighted and I outlined in my recent blog post.
Tuesday's column by Rick Casey dug further into the disturbing use of the Texas Projection Measure to boost school ratings.
It's gratifying to know that our legislation on training Appraisal Review Board (ARB) members is working.
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.