February 14, 2022      4:11 PM

In farewell interview, Senate Education Chair Taylor says HB3 was a crowning achievement, talks about the future of Texas schools

“When you look at a campus full of low-income students – and you can pull those students out and given them an education – and they go on to get a great job. Guess what? Their kids won’t be back in that situation. So, you’ve changed a family tree for that family”

Texas Senate Education Chair Sen. Larry Taylor – in a farewell interview at the Texas Public Policy Foundation this past week – expressed his continued support for school accountability, teacher incentive pay, and the promises of the $11.5 billion school finance bill passed in 2019.

One current and one former education chair – Taylor in the Senate and Rep. Dan Huberty, R-Houston, in the House – are retiring from the Texas legislature this cycle.

Chair Taylor, who has served in both House and Senate over the last two decades, said he had great hope for the future of students in Texas’ public education system.

“I don’t see students. I see family trees,” Taylor said.

By Kimberly Reeves

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