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Raise Your Hand Texas believes that effective advocacy takes all of us. The third annual Advocacy Su…
In the summer of 2025, at the end of the second called special session, the Texas Legislature passed…
A Recap of Texas’ 89th Legislative Session As state lawmakers assembled in Austin back in January 2…
The Power of the Basic Allotment for Texas Schools The public education system in Texas is one…
ONE THING TO DO: Read our Statement on the Passage of HB 8 This week, we issued a statement regardin…
HB 8, which looks to eliminate the STAAR passes out of committee, bringing it one step closer to the…

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