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Presidents Message: Tenure Facts
by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I hope you and your family are in good health and spirits. I wish...
Jun 13, 20222 min read


How Can I Preserve My Discrimination Claim?
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry This question is asked of me a lot. Often it is in the context of the...
Jun 9, 20223 min read


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...
Jun 9, 20221 min read


Librarians Lose Tenure at Texas A&M
Instigated by a MGT Consulting's findings and recommendations in 2021, the Texas A&M University System made major changes to their 10...
May 25, 20221 min read


Summer Checklist - Meet your Legislators
5 Reasons to Meet with Your Elected Officials They represent you and need to hear about your needs as an educator. They do not know...
May 18, 20222 min read


Senate Priorities Released Today
The Senate Higher Education Committee is considering more research funds for all higher education institutions (one of TACT's legislative...
Apr 4, 20224 min read


Senate Higher Ed Committee to Become a Sub-committee
Lt. Governor Patrick plans to make the Senate Committee on Higher Education a sub-committee of the Senate Education Committee Lt....
Mar 24, 20221 min read


TX House of Representatives' Focus for 2022
TX House Releases Interim Charges Though released later than usual, the Texas House released interim charges March 10, which are issues...
Mar 11, 20222 min read


TACT Statement of Academic Freedom
After the Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced he wants to end tenure for all new faculty hires at public universities and revoke tenure...
Mar 1, 20222 min read


Presidents Message: The Truth and Myths around Tenure
The benefits and myths surrounding tenure by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I hope your semester is...
Feb 28, 20223 min read


I Can Say What I Want -- Right?
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry I have had a definite uptick in in inquiries about Free Speech and...
Feb 25, 20224 min read


Tenure Under Fire - As Always
by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director This was going to be the elections issue: primaries underway; invite your candidates to...
Feb 24, 20221 min read


TACT Protects Tenure & Academic Freedom
Last Friday morning Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced he wants to end tenure for all new faculty hires at public universities and revoke...
Feb 21, 20221 min read


TACT Legislative Day February 11, 2022
FREE EVENT. We are meeting virtually with key legislators and their staff to voice our opinion about TACT's legislative issues, which...
Jan 21, 20221 min read


The Legislature after the 3rd Special Session
by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Take a breath, Legislators. You’ve endured three rapid-fire and successive Special...
Nov 10, 20211 min read


BIG CHANGE for Sexual Harassment Complainants - And You Could End Up Being Found Liable
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry On September 1st a new law involving sexual harassment complaints became...
Nov 10, 20213 min read


Constitutional Carry Proposal - A Case for Firearms Insurance
By Seth Batiste, Ph.D. Introduction In 2019, El Paso, Texas experienced a mass shooting. In fact, Texas has been home to several...
Nov 10, 20219 min read


Presidents Message: Working Collectively to Improve Higher Education
We can accomplish much more together than any one of us can alone. by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers...
Nov 9, 20212 min read


TACT Urges Administrators to Increase Staff Wages
The Texas Association of College Teachers, in support of college and university staff members who are vital to students’ academic...
Nov 5, 20211 min read


Victory! $3.3 Billion in University Construction Funds Passed
In the wee hours of the night, the Texas Legislature voted yes to approximately $3.3 Billion dollars for Texas universities and colleges...
Oct 19, 20212 min read

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