Bill filed that would abolish Texas Education Agency

Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency
Following the federal government's potential overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency, responsible for overseeing public education in the state,
Could the Texas Education Agency cease to exist? This new bill may allow it.
State Rep. Andy Hopper files bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency, transferring its powers to the State Board of Education.
North Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish Texas Education Agency, calls for ending STAAR test
Freshman state Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, filed the bill – HB 2657 – that would transfer the powers of the Texas Education Agency and its commissioner (currently Mike Morath) to the State Board of Education, the TEA’s policymaking body. The bill was filed with no co-authors.
State lawmaker files House bill to abolish Texas Education Agency
A North Texas Republican wants to abolish the state agency that oversees primary and secondary public education. Freshman state Rep. Andy Hopper, R-Decatur, this week filed House Bill 2657, a proposal to transfer the powers and duties of the Texas Education Agency and the education commissioner to the State Board of Education,
North Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish the Texas Education Agency
Following the federal government's potential overhaul of the U.S. Department of Education, a Texas lawmaker is seeking to eliminate the Texas Education Agency and redistribute its authority to the State Board of Education.
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North Texas lawmaker files bill to abolish TEA, says it’s a bloated bureaucracy
In Texas, there is perhaps no other agency that exemplifies rampant, unaccountable bureaucracy and bloat more than the Texas Education Agency.State rep from Decatur wants TEA gone”
Lawmaker files bill to eliminate Texas Education Agency, says he wants STAAR testing to end
We're following new legislation to abolish the Texas Education Agency (TEA) and eliminate the position of commissioner of education. It would also eliminate the public school accountability and assessment systems.
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