Topic: Press Releases

Legislation targets teacher dues payments in attempt to silence protests against privatization, lack of school funding

Publish Date: February 10, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: February 10, 2017 CONTACTS: Rob D’Amico, State Senate Committee to hold Feb. 13 hearing on SB 13 and HB 510 Teachers across the state—some in disbelief, some voicing anger—are hearing again that some lawmakers want to diminish their freedom to voluntarily support their professional organizations through payroll deduction. Senate Bill 13 (Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston) and...

Statement on ‘school choice’

Publish Date: January 24, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 24, 2017 CONTACT: Rob D'Amico () Louis Malfaro, president of the 65,000-member Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers, commented today on school choice: When the governor and lieutenant governor talk about school choice, they are talking about choice for private schools to pick and choose the students they will admit. For example, most private...

Dan Patrick’s war on kids continues with ‘bathroom bill’

Publish Date: January 5, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 5, 2017 CONTACT: Rob D'Amico () Louis Malfaro, president of the 65,000-member Texas branch of the American Federation of Teachers, commented today on Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick unveiling Senate Bill 6 : Dan Patrick is waging a war on kids. Under Patrick’s lack of leadership, we’ve seen a failure to provide resources needed for Child Protective...