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News and info pertinent to TPEA members!

5-9-2008 - Dedicated funds leave $2B Texas budget surplus

3-28-2008 - Texas approves pay raise, signing bonus for prison guards

2-20-2008 - Texas food stamp applications delayed

1-10-2008 - Guard shortage forces closure of prison wing in West Texas

12-19-2007 - Texas faces massive bill for state and school retirees' health care, report says

12-7-2007 - For retirees, no guarantee of future health coverage

11-30-2007 - Starting tab for state retiree health costs: $36.8 billion

11-10-2007 - Texas' retired educators to get one-time pension payment.

10-30-2007 - Workers facing higher '08 health costs

10-29-2007 - Retired Teachers To Get Bonus Check

06-07-2007 - Officials beg off big raises

05-28-2007 - Retiree benefit hikes: split decision

05-18-2007 - Auditing Rule Is Put at Risk by Texas Bill

05-17-2007 - Benefit hike for state retirees?

05-12-2007 - Retiree benefits standard rejected

04-15-2007 - Texas prison guard shortage raises alarm

04-13-2007 - Budget moves out of Senate

02-11-2007 - Texas' new $50 billion question

02-01-2007 - Legislator wants to create wellness program forstate workers.

01-28-2007 - When comptroller announced state had billions extra, needy programs came out of shadows.

01-12-2007 - Employee groups make raises their priority for session.

12-05-2006 - College employment rises 26% in 10 years.

11-15-2006 - Senator questions privatization of child protective services.

09-23-2006 - CPS lags on staffing goal.

06-14-2006 - Call centers out of touch with special needs

06-07-2006 - Commentary: HHSC plan shouldn't leave out the public

06-07-2006 - State's top health official to step down Dr. Eduardo Sanchez to resign in October to spend more time with his family.

06-07-2006 - Budget requests should show 10 percent cut, officials say Reduction described as starting point.

06-02-2006 - Wrong fax number lands Texans' private information in Seattle.

 


Legislative Issues


The following is an archive of content relavent to TPEA's legislative issues and efforts. The Web Page Icon icon denotes a web page. Documents marked with the PDF icon PDF Format Icon require Acrobat Reader. If needed, you can download the Adobe Acrobat Reader.

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Proposed TPEA Legislative Agenda for 2009
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TPEA's Agenda for 79th Legislature
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2004 Advocacy Sample Letter with Mailing Addresses
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May 21, 2004: Call Center Leadership Letter
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May 14, 2004: Business Case Comments to HHSC
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Sample Letter to Budget Conference Committee

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TPEA's Agenda for 78th Legislature

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2002 EMPACT State Senate Endorsements

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2002 EMPACT State House Endorsements

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Sample Advocacy Letter for 2003

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State Employee Salary Increases 1970-2007

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Overview of Accomplishments of TPEA in 77th Legislature

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TPEA's Agenda for 77th Legislature

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How to Make a Difference in the Legislature

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TPEA's Legislative Accomplishments 1945-1997