Mar 18, 20212 minEmail Your Legislators in Favor of These BillsSee Sample Email at Bottom of Article TACT has identified four bills this legislative session that provide funds to higher education and...
Mar 1, 20211 minOff to the Races?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...
Feb 25, 20211 minHighlights from Meeting with Senator Bryan HughesSenator Bryan Hughes of Texas District 1 met with TACT today to discuss TACT's legislative agenda and what Texas is facing during this...
Nov 7, 20202 minA Crystal Ball Look at the 2021 Legislative SessionBy Chuck Hempstead TACT Executive Director I am hopeful that your favorite candidates survived their campaigns and that you voted for the...
Aug 1, 20202 minOutlook for Higher Ed in TX LegislatureBy Chuck Hempstead TACT Executive Director Normally (are we tired of “The New Normal” yet?), we would be talking about the Interim...
Dec 2, 20191 minTX House Releases Interim ChargesThe Texas House Speaker has released his list of issues to be reviewed by committees before the next regular session beginning in January...
Jun 11, 20195 minKnowing SB212 May Keep You Out of Jailby Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry TO REPORT OR NOT REPORT? DOING ONE OR THE OTHER MAY KEEP YOU OUT OF...
Jun 11, 20193 minExecutive Director's Column: 86th TX Legislative Session Reviewby Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Overview With another session behind us, it’s time to review how Texas higher education...
May 21, 20191 minThe Future of Transfer CreditsSB 25, the 'transfer credit' bill doesn't solve all the issues with students transferring credit between higher education institutions. ...
May 13, 20191 minSchool Finance Bill Harbors Special InterestsTwo weeks are left in the Texas Legislative Session. School finance – a.k.a., paying for it – has become the defacto “blocker bill”...
Apr 4, 20191 minTexas Legislature Picking Up SteamTexas Legislature Picking Up Steam Big Day at the Texas Legislature Wednesday…….The House adopted its version of public school finance...
Mar 21, 20191 minA Win for Free Speech on CampusA Win for Free Speech on Campus With a unanimous vote from the Texas Senate, SB 18 prohibits Texas universities and colleges from banning...
Feb 20, 20192 minExecutive Director's Column: Legislature Focusing on 60X30TXExecutive Director's Column: Legislature Focusing on 60X30TX by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Here We Go Again! When the...
Jun 27, 20172 min2017 Legislative Session in Review HighlightsAdequate funding was the number one issue for the Texas Association of College Teachers (TACT). The initial legislative appropriations...