by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Take a breath, Legislators. You’ve endured three rapid-fire and successive Special...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry On September 1st a new law involving sexual harassment complaints became...

By Seth Batiste, Ph.D. Introduction In 2019, El Paso, Texas experienced a mass shooting. In fact, Texas has been home to several...

We can accomplish much more together than any one of us can alone. by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers...

The Texas Association of College Teachers, in support of college and university staff members who are vital to students’ academic...

In the wee hours of the night, the Texas Legislature voted yes to approximately $3.3 Billion dollars for Texas universities and colleges...

Yesterday we notified you that Lt. Governor Patrick asked Governor Abbott to add Tuition Revenue Bonds (TRBs) to the Special Session. ...

Thank you to HEB for being TACT's educational sponsor!

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Never have I written one of these articles with such a feeling of shooting at a moving...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry It's important that you have a “heads up” about the effective date of...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry Do you Tweet, Snapchat, Instagram, Text, or Email with your students? ...

by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I hope this newsletter finds you and your family in good health and...

The Texas Association of College Teachers (TACT) recently polled faculty members in Texas Higher Education colleges and universities on...

TACT has a long history of advocating that Texas colleges and universities be empowered to make decisions that are best for their...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry Have you ever noticed that Human Resources seems to always be putting...

by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I need to begin by acknowledging the extensive work by Dr. Lisa...

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Sine Die has come and gone, but our favorite newsmakers will be back in the fall at least...

Federal aid funds of $2 billion will be disbursed to Texas colleges and universities. One billion of those funds is earmarked for...

Call your Senator Today! House Bill 1927, allowing the people over 21 to carry handguns without a permit, passed in the Texas House of...

Photo from KXAN.com Call your Legislators Today! After being told this session was going to be Higher Ed's year to receive more funding,...