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Texas’ teachers wonder if state’s extra cash will ever reach them. ‘It’s time.’
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 5 months agoDebates over teacher pay are playing out in Mr. Oster’s 12th grade AP government class. Jeffrey...
Will Texas teachers, state employees get pay raises? The answer is tangled in these bills
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 1 year agoRaises could be coming for teachers and state employees as the Texas legislative session is in its...
Editorial: Retired Texas teachers are struggling. Lawmakers must help.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThose who dedicate their lives to teaching and caring for our children while they're at school deserve the dignity of a comfortable retirement, but the sad truth is many retired public school ...
Grumet: No pay bump since 2001? Retired Texas government workers deserve updated pensions
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 year agoI wish state lawmakers used the weight rooms and the basketball courts at the YMCA in Southwest...
Prop 9 would give retired Texas teachers a pension hike. Here's what you need to know.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoWhen Joe Ramirez retired from the Austin school district in 2012, his rent was about $1,000 a month. Now, as housing prices have soared in the city, his rent has doubled to $2,000, but his monthly ...
Statesman editorial endorsements in the Nov. 7 election
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoIn a democracy, the people elect lawmakers to represent them and to act in their best interests in a...
Follow for 2023 Texas Election Day live updates: Get unofficial voting results
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFollow along for live updates and results for key statewide and local races. 11:45 a.m. update,...
Huh? Learn what Texas constitutional amendments on Nov. 7 election ballot actually mean
Fort Worth Star-Telegram via Yahoo News· 8 months agoCuts in property taxes and a pension increase for retired teachers are up for a vote in the Nov. 7...
Letters to the editor: Sept. 25, 2022
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 years agoMedicaid managed care programs are essential in treating mental conditions Re: Sept. 11 commentary, "Lawmakers must help improve rural mental health...
Voters pass increase for retired public education workers, but future shortfalls likely to emerge
KXAN via Yahoo News· 7 months agoAUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas voters approved an amendment to the state constitution on Tuesday that will...