The 88th Regular Session: Mixed Results, Clear Path Forward
The 88th Regular Session ended on Memorial Day after a tumultuous ride for faculty interests. The three major governance reform bills, SB...
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Aug 13, 20221 min
Strategies for Meeting with your State Legislators
The Texas Legislative Session this coming January is going to be lively for higher education faculty and administrators - with tenure and...
Jun 9, 20221 min
Expect This During the Next Legislative Session
by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Again the TACT Board met recently and again it tweaked the Legislative Agenda, which will...
Mar 18, 20212 min
Email Your Legislators in Favor of These Bills
See Sample Email at Bottom of Article TACT has identified four bills this legislative session that provide funds to higher education and...
Mar 1, 20211 min
Off 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 min
Highlights from Meeting with Senator Bryan Hughes
Senator 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 min
A Crystal Ball Look at the 2021 Legislative Session
By Chuck Hempstead TACT Executive Director I am hopeful that your favorite candidates survived their campaigns and that you voted for the...
Aug 1, 20202 min
Outlook for Higher Ed in TX Legislature
By Chuck Hempstead TACT Executive Director Normally (are we tired of “The New Normal” yet?), we would be talking about the Interim...
Dec 2, 20191 min
TX House Releases Interim Charges
The 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 min
Knowing SB212 May Keep You Out of Jail
by 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 min
Executive Director's Column: 86th TX Legislative Session Review
by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Overview With another session behind us, it’s time to review how Texas higher education...
May 21, 20191 min
The Future of Transfer Credits
SB 25, the 'transfer credit' bill doesn't solve all the issues with students transferring credit between higher education institutions. ...
May 13, 20191 min
School Finance Bill Harbors Special Interests
Two 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 min
Texas Legislature Picking Up Steam
Texas Legislature Picking Up Steam Big Day at the Texas Legislature Wednesday…….The House adopted its version of public school finance...
Mar 21, 20191 min
A Win for Free Speech on Campus
A 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 min
Executive Director's Column: Legislature Focusing on 60X30TX
Executive Director's Column: Legislature Focusing on 60X30TX by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Here We Go Again! When the...
Jun 27, 20172 min
2017 Legislative Session in Review Highlights
Adequate funding was the number one issue for the Texas Association of College Teachers (TACT). The initial legislative appropriations...
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