The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday that would invest $4.3 billion over two years in teacher pay increases and secure state-funded salary boosts to educators when they reach early-career milestones.

Under Senate Bill 26, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in the classroom. Educators in smaller school districts would receive the largest pay bumps.

Conroe, passed unanimously. The bill now goes to the House for further consideration. The House filed its own school funding bill last week, which lawmakers in that chamber will likely take up in the coming weeks.

Despite a state legislative ban, Texas public universities are still implementing so-called diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, state lawmakers have found. Several institutions renamed or relaunched new units under a different name to continue implementing DEI policies,

(The Center Square) – A Texas Parental Bill of Rights measure has been filed in the Texas Senate. It’s part of a series of education bills filed by state Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who chairs the Senate Education Committee. The bills are legislative priorities of Gov. Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

Under the roughly $5 billion proposal, public school teachers would be guaranteed raises in their third and fifth years in the classroom. The measure now heads to the full Senate.

Senators voted 31-0 for Senate Bill 26, sending to the Texas House legislation to give across-the-board raises to educators in Texas.

Texas Republicans aim to remove diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in all areas of public education from kindergarten all through high school after already removing it from public colleges and universities in the state.

The Texas Senate unanimously passed a bill Wednesday ... Senate Bill 26, authored by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, will also invest more money into the existing Teacher Incentive Allotment ...