In Texas, public policy begins its journey in legislative committees, with education policy specifically initiated in the Texas House Committee on Public Education and the Texas Senate Committee on Education. Both committees consist of elected representatives dedicated to shaping the future of education in the state.
The images below depict the districts of the members serving on these committees. The colors represent their ratings from Texans for Public Education:
Members without a rating are classified as NEUTRAL, for this article. You can explore the full ratings database by clicking here.
Take a look at the visualizations to better understand the landscape of public education advocacy in Texas!
Friendly (dark purple): Allen, Alma; Hinojosa, Gina; King, Ken; Longoria, Oscar; Menendez, Jose; Talarico, James
Neutral (light purple): Dutton, Jr. Harold V.; Allison, Steve; Cunningham, Charles; Schaefer, Matt
Unfriendly (orange): Bettencourt, Paul; Birdwell, Brian; Buckley, Brad; Campbell, Donna; Creighton, Brandon; Flores, Pete; Harris, Cody; Harrison, Brian; Hefner, Cole; Middleton, Mayes; Parker, Tan; Paxton, Angela
Friendly (dark purple): Allen, Alma; Hinojosa, Gina; King, Ken; Longoria, Oscar; Menendez, Jose; Talarico, James
Neutral (light purple): Dutton, Jr. Harold V.; Allison, Steve; Cunningham, Charles; Schaefer, Matt
Unfriendly (orange): Bettencourt, Paul; Birdwell, Brian; Buckley, Brad; Campbell, Donna; Creighton, Brandon; Flores, Pete; Harris, Cody; Harrison, Brian; Hefner, Cole; Middleton, Mayes; Parker, Tan; Paxton, Angela
Friendly (dark purple): Menendez, Jose
Neutral (light purple): King, Phil; LaMantia, Morgan; Springer, Drew; West, Royce
Unfriendly (orange): Bettencourt, Paul; Birdwell, Brian; Campbell, Donna; Creighton, Brandon; Flores, Pete; Middleton, Mayes; Parker, Tan; Paxton, Angela
Friendly (dark purple): Menendez, Jose
Neutral (light purple): King, Phil; LaMantia, Morgan; Springer, Drew; West, Royce
Unfriendly (orange): Bettencourt, Paul; Birdwell, Brian; Campbell, Donna; Creighton, Brandon; Flores, Pete; Middleton, Mayes; Parker, Tan; Paxton, Angela
Friendly (dark purple): Allen, Alma; Hinojosa, Gina; King, Ken; Longoria, Oscar; Talarico, James
Neutral (light purple): Dutton, Jr. Harold V.; Allison, Steve; Cunningham, Charles; Schaefer, Matt
Unfriendly (orange): Buckley, Brad; Harris, Cody; Harrison, Brian; Hefner, Cole
Friendly (dark purple): Allen, Alma; Hinojosa, Gina; King, Ken; Longoria, Oscar; Talarico, James
Neutral (light purple): Dutton, Jr. Harold V.; Allison, Steve; Cunningham, Charles; Schaefer, Matt
Unfriendly (orange): Buckley, Brad; Harris, Cody; Harrison, Brian; Hefner, Cole
Map and data for boundaries was extracted using the Texas Department of Transportation’s information and the ArcGIS Map Viewer (link)
