They talked about their campaigns and journey to the Legislature, what has stood out to them so far about working in the House and what they hope to accomplish this session.
of Austin said their biggest priorities were increasing funding for public education and reducing property taxes. Plesa pushed for giving retired teachers a 14th paycheck for the year, an increase over the 13 checks the last Legislature gave teachers in 2021, and trying to change the state’s “recapture”Flores said she would prioritize school funding and increasing pay for teachers.
Tepper also said increasing safety measures at schools would be a big focus for lawmakers in response to last year’s shooting at a Uvalde elementary school, where 19 students and two teachers were killed.In a nod to Republican leaders’ push to enact a “parental bill of rights” to limit what educators can teach about race, sex and gender, Bumgarner said he wanted to “get politics out of schools” and have teachers focus on “things that matter.
Both Republicans said they were supportive of giving parents state funds to move their children from public schools and into schools of their choice, which is expected to be a big fight in the Legislature this session. Traditionally, Democrats and rural Republicans, whose public schools are major employers and often the only choice for education in their area, have joined forces to prevent such legislation from passing. But Tepper said his constituents in Lubbock “are demanding some options.
The lawmakers disagreed along party lines about how to tackle an increased number of migrants at the border. Republicans lauded Gov.
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