Texas state lawmakers kicked off the 89th legislative session on January 14, 2025. For the following 140 legislative days, they will take up issues that affect every corner of the state, and the top among them is education.
IDRA’s policy priorities include issues from prior legislative sessions that will come up again and new recommendations that will advance students’ educational opportunities for success.
These include fair school funding for public schools, protecting and expanding excellent educational opportunities for emergent bilingual students, promoting culturally-sustaining schools that support all students, creating safer schools without harmful discipline and policing practices, and preparing all students to succeed in college.
See IDRA’s policy priorities for the 2025 Texas Legislative Session: English PDF (Español PDF)
See our Infographic: 5 Data Snacks on IDRA’s Policy Priorities for 2025 (Bilingual PDF)
February 20, 2025 – IDRA Texas Education Policy Alert #5 • English • Spanish
February 11, 2025 – IDRA Texas Education Policy Alert #4 • English • Spanish
February 3, 2025 – IDRA Texas Education Policy Alert #3 • English • Spanish
January 27, 2025 – IDRA Texas Education Policy Alert #2 • English • Spanish
January 17, 2025 – IDRA Texas Education Policy Alert #1 • English • Spanish
Parking at the Texas Capitol
If you’re headed to the Texas Capitol this legislative session, here are some tips on where to park!
Register to Testify at the Texas Capitol
IDRA’s Deputy Director of Policy, Chloe, is teaching us how to register to testify in the Texas House & Senate!
Before any bill becomes a law, it must first be heard in both a Senate and House committee. In these public meetings, people are given an opportunity to provide testimony on, for, or against a bill. Here are some tips to help you prepare to testify before the Texas Legislature.
This one-pager will help guide you through the different levels of government and how they affect education in Texas. There are many moving parts and several opportunities to advocate education policy leaders on the important of equity within our education system.
Meeting with your elected officials gives you the opportunity to share information, data and policy ideas about the issues that impact your community. Here are some tips to help you prepare.
IDRA’s weekly email alert includes legislative updates, opportunities for action to make your voice heard, bills to watch and other information through the session until
