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What Makes a Session a “Special Session?”

Here’s What to Expect When Lawmakers Return in October 2023 The Texas Legislature typically convenes in odd-numbered years for 140 days, setting a two-year state budget and passing new laws impacting Texans’ lives and...

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Across the Lawn – September 15, 2023

Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...

Trustee Advocates Program

Empowering Texas school boards through public education advocacy training

Raise Your Hand Texas held its inaugural Trustee Advocates Program Summit earlier this month, welcoming more than 20 school districts that collectively represented more than 550,000 Texas students across the state.  Summit speakers included...

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Across the Lawn – July 13, 2023

Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...

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Texas House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment 

Raise Your Hand Texas submitted the following written testimony in response to the Texas House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment Hearing on July 12, 2023. Raise Your Hand Texas will continue to keep...

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Across the Lawn – July 7, 2023

Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...

Innovating and Creating the Future Workforce

CTE in Texas: The Intersection of School Choice and Career Readiness 

Why Career & Technical Education is essential to Texas and unique to public schools  Public schools provide more choices to Texas families today than ever before. At first glance, public school choice options might...

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The House Bill 4402 Journey and What Comes Next 

 Playing the Long Game for Assessment and Accountability Reform Some legislative efforts are modest, targeted efforts to tweak state laws, resulting in small changes for a limited number of Texans. And then there’s the...

Recap of the 88th Texas Legislative Session

A Session Out of Balance: What Happened with Key Education Issues and Where We Go From Here?  The 88th Texas Legislative Session tells a story of great potential, reliable roadmaps, and disastrous detours, concluding...

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Across the Lawn – May 26, 2023

Raise Your Hand Texas has a front-row seat to the Capitol. From our vantage point, public education policy issues have never been more important, and this is why we must make every session a...

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