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Austin: 512-448-4225
Houston: 713-661-9030
Dallas/Fort Worth: 214-942-4305
San Antonio: 210-354-2900

Unsure of your region? Call any of the above and we can connect you. You can also reach us via email at info@cwa-tseu.org

Or find the union organizer for your agency or university via the caucus page.

Recent stories:

Senate Bill 37 has just been scheduled for a heari

Senate Bill 37 has just been scheduled for a hearing on Thursday, March 20th at 9am. Message us if you want to come testify! This bill would create "general education review committees" to evaluate curricula and determine whether to keep or cut courses and programs. The “general education review committees” would be appointed by university regents, who are appointed by the Governor.

This bill would give the Governor and politically appointed regents direct control over course content and is a radical attempt to reshape public higher education along ideological lines.

Members of the Senate K-16 Education Committee need to hear from you, even if you can’t make it to the Capitol to testify on Thursday. Make the call to Senators on the K-16 Committee to urge them to oppose Senate Bill 37 and support academic freedom.

Senate K-16 Education Committee Contacts:

Chair: Sen. Brandon Creighton – (512) 463-0104
Vice Chair: Sen. Donna Campbell – (512) 463-0125
Members:
Sen. Paul Bettencourt – (512) 463-0107
Sen. Brent Hagenbuch – (512) 463-0130
Sen. Adam Hinojosa – (512) 463-0127
Sen. Phil King – (512) 463-0110
Sen. José Menéndez – (512) 463-0126
Sen. Mayes Middleton – (512) 463-0111
Sen. Tan Parker – (512) 463-0112
Sen. Angela Paxton – (512) 463-0108
Sen. Royce West – (512) 463-0123

For over 25 years, TSEU activists Willie Mae Bolar

For over 25 years, TSEU activists Willie Mae Bolar and Donna Broussard have been organizing and mobilizing on campus and at the Capitol. The long tradition of TSEU members and retirees from Prairie View A&M at Lobby Day carries on in 2025 with over twenty union members, family, and supporters getting on the bus from PV thanks to their efforts!

📢 On April 9th, state workers and our allies ar

📢 On April 9th, state workers and our allies are heading to the Capitol to fight for:

✔️ A pay raise for all state agency & university workers
✔️ A cost-of-living adjustment for state retirees
✔️ An end to the return-to-office mandate
✔️ Protection of free speech & the freedom to teach at universities
✔️ And more!

Be there and make your voice heard! 💪🏽🏛️

See our full list of legislative goals via link in bio.

#TSEU #LobbyDay2025 #TXStateWorkers #UnionStrong

📢 The Texas DOGE committee had its first meetin

📢 The Texas DOGE committee had its first meeting, and state workers are watching closely. Efficiency shouldn’t be an excuse for privatization and job cuts! 🚨 State employees deserve fair pay, job stability, and policies that strengthen public services—not politically motivated posturing.
🛑 Telework rollback? Higher turnover.
📉 Underfunded agencies? Worse services.
📢 We’re fighting back.

Full stories available via links in bio.

#TexasStateEmployeesUnion #ProtectPublicServices #PayRaiseNow #NoDOGEcuts

Weekly Legislative Recap! What Happened: TSEU Mi

Weekly Legislative Recap!

What Happened:

TSEU Mini Lobby Days continued this week with members from the Texas Workforce Commission. The TWC Caucus met with members of the new House Trade, Workforce and Economic Development committee and the Senate Business and Commerce Committee, expressing the need to invest more in public services, decrease privatization and establish a statewide grievance procedure and career ladder.

The State and Federal Governments have already begun proposing massive cuts to public sector funding in their budgets. Texas has eliminated the institutional enhancement fund that allocated $423 million to state universities last biennium and the federal budget that passed the US House cut $2 trillion. These cuts include $880 billion from health care spending including Medicaid and $230 billion from the agriculture committee that funds food stamps. TSEU will continue to monitor the impact of these spending cuts and work with state and federal partners to disrupt and reverse these decisions.

What’s New:

House and Senate Committees budget committees have both started to hold hearings. This week the Article I subcommittee of House Appropriations met to discuss the Employee Retirement System. TSEU Retiree members showed up and testified to voice support for a long overdue cost of living increase for retirees. Most ERS retirees have not seen an adjustment to their annuity since 2002. Retirees who have been retired 20+ years as of December 2024 received a 3% pension increase this year.

What you can do? Get Involved!

Now that bills are starting to be referred, opportunities to testify at committee meetings will begin to pick up and will continue throughout the session. Reach out to TSEU Legislative Director Tyler Sheldon at tsheldon@cwa-tseu.org if you are interested in testifying.

SSLC/SH Mini Lobby Day is on Wednesday March 5th.

Saturday, March 8th - 10am TSEU Virtual Membership Meeting: Join us to meet TSEU's endorsed candidate for the ERS Board Election, Diane Ruiz; an update on legislative developments and plans for our Lobby Day on April 9th, as wells as a report from Every Texan. Calendar link in bio to regisiter.

Join us Thursday, February 13th from 6pm to 8pm fo

Join us Thursday, February 13th from 6pm to 8pm for a training event to prepare for the threat of ICE or law enforcement actions targeting our coworkers and community members. Immigrants, colleagues, classmates, family, and allies welcome.

The training and discussion will cover:
-Knowing and advocating for your rights
-How to advocate in solidarity to defend undocumented and targeted immigrants
-What to expect when interacting with ICE
-Role play to practice exercising one’s rights
-English / Spanish translation

The event will be hosted at UBC (University Baptist Church at 2130 Guadalupe St in Austin)

Masks strongly encouraged. There will be a limited supply available at the event; bring more to share if you have them!

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