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,...

Last week the Texas House of Representatives passed Texas House Bill 1927, which allows any person to carry a hand-gun if they are over...

TACT attended the Senate Higher Education Committee Public Hearing this morning that featured Senate Bills 1159 and 1623 affecting tenure...

The main change in Senate Bill 1159 will change the performance evaluation of a tenured faculty member from six years to four years. The...

Recent federal stimulus money includes a requirement that the state must invest more than $1 billion in higher education. Governor...

The Texas Senate has released its current quarter-trillion budget draft for the next biennium. Of first concern is that it includes only...

The TACT Board of Directors convened and adopted the nominating committee report for 2021-22. If you are interested in holding an...

See Sample Email at Bottom of Article TACT has identified four bills this legislative session that provide funds to higher education and...

by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Executive Director We’d like to say that the 87th Texas Legislative Session is off to the races, but, like so...

TACT recently learned that one of its members, Seth Batiste, has a consulting company that recently released the 9th Edition of College...

by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry The pandemic has touched every area of our lives - and now Tenure? More...

Senator Bryan Hughes of Texas District 1 met with TACT today to discuss TACT's legislative agenda and what Texas is facing during this...

As always, we are open to your feedback on topics you believe are important for our organization to address related to our purpose and...

The 87th Texas Regular Legislative Session is Underway Three weeks into the new Texas Legislative Session, little has happened between...