November 2019
November 2019
Happy Thanksgiving from the ATPE Governmental Relations team!
Date Posted: 11/28/2019
The ATPE Governmental Relations team wishes you a Happy Thanksgiving!
Breaking news: Texas House Speaker releases interim charges
Date Posted: 11/25/2019
Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen (R-Angleton) released the 86th Legislature's interim committee charges for the House of Representatives today.
Exploring legislators' 2019 voting records on education: Part II
Date Posted: 11/25/2019
As part of our officeholder profiles featured here on TeachtheVote.org, ATPE recently published a series of record votes taken by state legislators during the 2019 legislative session.
Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Nov. 22, 2019
Date Posted: 11/22/2019
Ready for Thanksgiving? Gobble up this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team!
Exploring legislators' 2019 voting records on education: Part I
Date Posted: 11/21/2019
Last week on TeachtheVote.org, ATPE published a series of voting records for all Texas state lawmakers, analyzing their actions taken on significant education-related legislation.
Texas election roundup: New GOP PAC in town
Date Posted: 11/21/2019
A group of Republican members of the Texas House of Representatives have formed a new PAC to fill the void in fundraising created by Speaker Dennis Bonnen's decision not to run for reelection.
Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Nov. 15, 2019
Date Posted: 11/15/2019
It is getting chilly outside! Cozy up and enjoy this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.
Texas election roundup: Voter turnout shows improvement
Date Posted: 11/14/2019
Initial turnout figures for this month's constitutional amendment election show small but significant improvement in the number of folks who did their civic duty by voting.
SBOE hears from commissioner on NAEP scores, STAAR study
Date Posted: 11/13/2019
The Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) met Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2019, in Austin for day one of its final meeting of the year.
Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Nov. 8, 2019
Date Posted: 11/08/2019
Happy Election Week! Here are your highlights of this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.
From The Texas Tribune: Half of registered Texas voters turned out in 2018. Just 12% turned out this year.
Date Posted: 11/07/2019
Only 12% of registered voters actually cast ballots — a higher percentage from the 2017 election, but still overwhelmingly low overall.
Texas election roundup: Presidential field narrows
Date Posted: 11/07/2019
Texas wasn't the only state that held elections this Tuesday, and political observers across the country have spent the week analyzing the results of the 2019 races.
November 2019 election results: Runoffs ahead
Date Posted: 11/06/2019
The results from Tuesday's elections are in, and all three special elections to fill unexpired terms in the Texas House of Representatives will head to runoffs.
Going to the polls: one educator's story
Date Posted: 11/04/2019
Tomorrow is Election Day, which means we all have the opportunity to share our voices in one of the most important ways possible - voting.
Texas election roundup: Last day to vote early
Date Posted: 11/01/2019
Early voting ends today in the statewide Texas constitutional election, as well as three special elections: one in Dallas and two in the Houston area.
Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Nov. 1, 2019
Date Posted: 11/01/2019
Here are your highlights of this week's education news from the ATPE Governmental Relations team.