State Sen. Brandon Creighton, the architect of major higher education reforms that banned diversity programs, limited faculty influence and tightened rules on campus protests, is poised to become chancellor of the Texas Tech University System.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/education/2025/09/02/529819/state-sen-brandon-creighton-of-conroe-expected-to-be-sole-finalist-for-texas-tech-chancellor/

#Education #EducationNews #Local #News #Politics #Texas #Conroe #StateSenatorBrandonCreighton #TexasHigherEducation #TexasPolitics #TexasTech #TexasTechUniversitySystem

The chair of the Texas Senate Education Committee has outlined his vision for boosting teacher salaries, with a focus on retaining experienced educators.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/02/20/514294/new-texas-teacher-pay-bill-proposes-increasing-certain-salaries-by-as-much-as-10000/

#Education #EducationNews #News #Texas #PublicEducation #SchoolFinance #StateSenatorBrandonCreighton #TeacherPay #TeacherSalary #TexasLegislature

A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday night, giving voucher supporters like Gov. Greg Abbott their first major win of the legislative session.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/education-news/2025/01/29/512274/texas-school-voucher-proposal-quickly-clears-first-hurdle-of-the-legislative-session/

#Education #EducationNews #News #Politics #Texas #PrivateSchoolVouchers #PublicEducation #SchoolVouchers #StateSenatorBrandonCreighton #TexasLegislature #TexasSchoolVouchers

The new Texas legislative session is set to test the boundaries between church and state. One of the major efforts will be a fresh bill seeking to mandate the placement of the Ten Commandments in all public-school classrooms.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2025/01/14/510777/ten-commandments-in-public-schools-back-on-texas-legislative-agenda/

#EducationNews #News #Politics #Religion #Texas #2025TexasLegislature #89thTexasLegislativeSession #StateRepresentativeJamesTalarico #StateSenatorBrandonCreighton #StateSenatorPhilKing #TenCommandmentsInSchools