Teach the Vote's Week in Review: Oct. 1, 2021

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Date Posted: 10/01/2021 | Author: Monty Exter and Andrea Chevalier
The ATPE Governmental Relations team recaps this week’s education news, legislative updates, and regulatory developments.
- Republican Harrison of Midlothian wins HD 10 seat, two candidates advance to runoff in HD 118
- Gov. Abbott again expands scope of special session
- SBEC votes on contract abandonment rules, discusses legislative changes
- Congressman Kevin Brady seeks educator input on the Windfall Elimination Provision (WEP)

Fittingly, Tuesday was also National Voter Registration Day. ATPE Lobbyist Mark Wiggins explores voter sentiment and the importance of voting here.
SESSION: Both the Texas House and Senate held a handful of committees meeting this week as the third called special session of the 87th Legislature continues. After the education committees in both chambers heard a flurry of bills during the second special session, neither committee has met so far during the current special session. In part that may be due to the fact that this special session has been largely dominated by the decennial redistricting process.



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