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Texas Tribune Article Misses Most Important Transparency bill
The Texas Tribune ran an article on the failure of transparency legislation. http://www.texastribune.org/2013/05/27/lawmaker-transparency-bills-got-little-traction/ It is important to point out that SB 14 and HB 14 were important bills that failed to get through the process, due to points of order. Both bills were pushed by Comptroller Susan Combs and sponsored by powerful committee chairmen. [...]
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 [...]
