Texas State Teachers Association

A Black Cowboy Museum, Rebooted With diversity and history under attack in Texas, Fort Bend County leaders are bucking trends to back the expansion of a museum featuring Black cowboy culture.

https://www.texastribune.org/2026/06/01/texas-school-funding-teacher-quality-special-education/

Texas schools say $8.5 billion boost didn’t solve budget crunch Public school leaders told lawmakers how they're navigating finances, teacher quality and special education after last year’s state funding overhaul.

https://www.kut.org/health/2026-06-01/texas-kids-uninsured-research-health-insurance-children

More of Texas’ youngest kids are becoming uninsured, new research shows A new report shows Texas leading the country in its rate of uninsured children under 6.

Public comment on the proposed K-12 literary lists is now open! The State Board of Education is meeting in June to vote on final approval.

This is our last chance to fight for our students to receive a quality education. These overly long lists would eat up most instructional time and force some districts to spend even more money on required books.

The lists also includes direct passages from the Bible, alienating students of other belief systems and backgrounds. Discussions about faith belong between parents, their children, and their faith communities—not decided by politicians or state education officials.
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TSTA survey: Even with recent pay raises, many teachers are still forced to moonlight during the school year (6-1-26). To view on our website go to: https://tsta.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/20260601-Moonlight-survey.pdf.

Happy Pride Month!

Educators want to provide every student with an accurate and quality education. But some politicians are pushing laws that restrict some kids' freedom to learn, excluding them from healthcare, school and sports.

Politicians fuel divisions among parents by pushing laws that erase our history, from Selma to Stonewall. We are not fooled by their cruel and politically motivated tactics and will continue to join parents, students and educators to make public schools places where we are all free to thrive and support each other for who we are.

https://www.ktsm.com/local/el-paso-news/el-paso-isd-board-to-consider-job-cuts/

El Paso ISD Board to consider job cuts EL PASO, Texas (KTSM) — El Paso Independent School District is considering cutting over 400 jobs. The measure will be discussed in an upcoming school board meeting. That is after Superintende…

As many of us prepare to end the school year with goodbyes and best wishes, we remember our former students with keepsakes, including handmade gifts, photos and letters. Let us know what some of your favorite classroom mementos/decorations are below!

https://www.star-telegram.com/news/local/article315922124.html

‘Same hate and vitriol.’ Treatment of Muslim principal compared to segregation “I’ve seen all this before, the same language, the same lame excuses ...” said a civil rights activist about the treatment of a Muslim principal.

https://sanantonioreport.org/adrian-reyna-school-teacher-labor-activist-house-district-125-race/
Adrian Reyna is vice president of the San Antonio Alliance.

The Texas House could have a public school teacher in its ranks Adrian Reyna could be one of the first public school teachers and labor activists from San Antonio to serve in the Texas House.