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Achievement School District = Best Hope for Texas Kids in Failing Schools
Achievement School District = Best Hope for Texas Kids in Failing Schools The Achievement School District education reform initiative, on the House calendar Tuesday, May 14. SB 1718 by Sen. Royce West, is designed to help the over 660 school campuses in Texas which are low performing. Over 315,000 students attend those schools. SB 1718 [...]
CSCOPE Statement by AFP-Texas
Today, Senate Education Chairman Dan Patrick announced an end to the controversial CSCOPE curriculum. In a press conference today at the Capitol, Sen. Patrick said all 20 members of the CSCOPE Board (the Texas Regional Service Center Directors) signed a letter stating they will notify their 875 school district and individual school clients that they [...]
AFP Testifies in support of SB 637
House Committee on Elections May 13, 2013 Testimony by Peggy Venable on SB 637 Americans for Prosperity-Texas supports SB 637. Americans for Prosperity -Texas has focused much of our attention on local government debt. Texas local governments are over $342 billion in debt – principal plus interest. But few taxpayers know how much debt their [...]
Open Letter to the Texas Legislature on Spending and the Rainy Day Fund
An open letter from 14 fiscally conservative groups to Members of the Texas Legislature calling on lawmakers to show spending restraint, to protect the rainy day fund, and to avoid going the road of California. Click here to download the PDF file. May 10th, 2013 Honorable Members of the Texas Legislature: The Lone Star State [...]
Texas House Passes HB 500: Tax Relief Legislation
AUSTIN (May 8, 2013) – The Texas House of Representatives passed significant tax reform legislation today, approving a plan by Rep. Harvey Hilderbran, R-Kerrville, that will offer $667 million in relief to Texas businesses. House Bill 500 permanently exempts businesses with gross revenues of $1 million or less from paying the margin tax. The current [...]
