TODAY - Ask Your Legislators for $$ for Your School
Yesterday we notified you that Lt. Governor Patrick asked Governor Abbott to add Tuition Revenue Bonds (TRBs) to the Special Session. ...
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Oct 6, 20211 min
HEB Renews as TACT Sponsor
Thank you to HEB for being TACT's educational sponsor!
Aug 24, 20212 min
Special Session...More Like Moving Target
by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Never have I written one of these articles with such a feeling of shooting at a moving...
Aug 24, 20212 min
New Sexual Harassment Laws Make YOU or Your Supervisor Personally Liable
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry It's important that you have a “heads up” about the effective date of...
Aug 24, 20212 min
Pitfalls of Communicating with Your Students through Social Media
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry Do you Tweet, Snapchat, Instagram, Text, or Email with your students? ...
Aug 24, 20213 min
Presidents Message: Your Faculty's Voice on Campus
by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I hope this newsletter finds you and your family in good health and...
Aug 23, 20212 min
Survey Says....TX College Faculty Not Very Involved in Covid-19 Decisions
The Texas Association of College Teachers (TACT) recently polled faculty members in Texas Higher Education colleges and universities on...
Aug 17, 20212 min
TACT Appeals to Governor for Campuses to Make Covid-19 Decisions
TACT has a long history of advocating that Texas colleges and universities be empowered to make decisions that are best for their...
Jun 10, 20214 min
Navigating the Hearing Process
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry Have you ever noticed that Human Resources seems to always be putting...
Jun 8, 20214 min
Presidents Message: To Practice What I Preach
by James (Jim) Klein President, Texas Association of College Teachers I need to begin by acknowledging the extensive work by Dr. Lisa...
Jun 7, 20212 min
Goodbye Legislature - See Ya Soon!
by Chuck Hempstead, TACT Legislative Director Sine Die has come and gone, but our favorite newsmakers will be back in the fall at least...
May 14, 20211 min
State Needs to Unlock More Funds for Higher Education
Federal aid funds of $2 billion will be disbursed to Texas colleges and universities. One billion of those funds is earmarked for...
Apr 26, 20212 min
Permitless Gun Carry Considered by Special Committee
Call your Senator Today! House Bill 1927, allowing the people over 21 to carry handguns without a permit, passed in the Texas House of...
Apr 22, 20211 min
Higher Ed Loses 13.5% in TX Budget
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,...
Apr 20, 20212 min
Permitless Handgun Bill - TACT Responds
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...
Apr 14, 20212 min
TACT Responds to Tenure in Jeopardy
TACT attended the Senate Higher Education Committee Public Hearing this morning that featured Senate Bills 1159 and 1623 affecting tenure...
Apr 13, 20211 min
Tenure Being Discussed at the Capitol - Tomorrow
The main change in Senate Bill 1159 will change the performance evaluation of a tenured faculty member from six years to four years. The...
Apr 9, 20211 min
Call the Governor - Save Funds for Higher Ed
Recent federal stimulus money includes a requirement that the state must invest more than $1 billion in higher education. Governor...
Apr 7, 20211 min
In Jeopardy - Texas Grant Scholarships
The Texas Senate has released its current quarter-trillion budget draft for the next biennium. Of first concern is that it includes only...
Apr 1, 20211 min
Interested in Being on the TACT Board of Directors?
The TACT Board of Directors convened and adopted the nominating committee report for 2021-22. If you are interested in holding an...
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