The 88th Regular Session: Mixed Results, Clear Path Forward
The 88th Regular Session ended on Memorial Day after a tumultuous ride for faculty interests. The three major governance reform bills, SB...
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Aug 16, 20221 min read
Message from TACT President Jim Klein
Make no mistake, the Texas Legislature is going to be talking about limiting tenure in the Legislative Session for 2023. You may recall...
Aug 12, 20221 min read
Strategies for Meeting with your State Legislators
The Texas Legislative Session this coming January is going to be lively for higher education faculty and administrators - with tenure and...
Jun 13, 20222 min read
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 9, 20221 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...
Mar 24, 20221 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....
Apr 13, 20211 min read
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...
Mar 18, 20212 min read
Email Your Legislators in Favor of These Bills
See Sample Email at Bottom of Article TACT has identified four bills this legislative session that provide funds to higher education and...
Feb 25, 20211 min read
Highlights from Meeting with Senator Bryan Hughes
Senator Bryan Hughes of Texas District 1 met with TACT today to discuss TACT's legislative agenda and what Texas is facing during this...
Aug 1, 20202 min read
Outlook for Higher Ed in TX Legislature
By Chuck Hempstead TACT Executive Director Normally (are we tired of “The New Normal” yet?), we would be talking about the Interim...
Mar 4, 20201 min read
TX House Hearing on Dual Credit Issue March 25
by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT The House Higher Education Committee has been asked by the Speaker to study the Dual Credit...
Feb 24, 20201 min read
Executive Director's Column: The Dual Credit Issue
by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Since the beginning of the explosion of dual credit in Texas, TACT has warned all who would...
Dec 2, 20191 min read
TX House Releases Interim Charges
The Texas House Speaker has released his list of issues to be reviewed by committees before the next regular session beginning in January...
Nov 4, 20191 min read
Executive Director's Column: State Gearing Up for Issues
by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT As all TACT members know, between legislative sessions is when much of the thoughtful...
Oct 28, 20192 min read
President's Article: An Invitation to Dialogue
by Lisa D. Hobson, Ph.D., President of the Texas Association of College Teachers Greetings. Thank you for allowing me to serve as your...
Aug 14, 20191 min read
Take the TACT Legislative Survey
Your input is needed in order to gauge issues you believe are a priority to Texas faculty members and higher education. The survey...
Jun 11, 20195 min read
Knowing SB212 May Keep You Out of Jail
by Gaines West, Attorney-at-Law, West, Webb, Allbritton & Gentry TO REPORT OR NOT REPORT? DOING ONE OR THE OTHER MAY KEEP YOU OUT OF...
Jun 11, 20193 min read
Executive Director's Column: 86th TX Legislative Session Review
by Chuck Hempstead, Executive Director, TACT Overview With another session behind us, it’s time to review how Texas higher education...
May 21, 20191 min read
The Future of Transfer Credits
SB 25, the 'transfer credit' bill doesn't solve all the issues with students transferring credit between higher education institutions. ...
May 13, 20191 min read
School Finance Bill Harbors Special Interests
Two weeks are left in the Texas Legislative Session. School finance – a.k.a., paying for it – has become the defacto “blocker bill”...
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