Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick named school choice, property tax cuts, religion in schools and banning hemp-derived THC products among the top Senate priorities for the legislative session Wednesday. The state's largest teachers' group, the Association of Texas Professional Educators, expressed disappointment that increasing public school funding and raising teacher pay did not make the top priorities. "Our teachers and other public school employees need financial relief to stay in the profession," Executive Director Shannon Holmes said in a statement.
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Michael Spurlin
ATPE
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