The Texas Catholic Conference is disappointed that Governor Perry vetoed 2 TCC-Supported Bills last week - bills that would have improved pre-kindergarten in Texas (HB 130) and also offered some correctional officers the option to participate in a loan repayment programs (HB 518).

Sunday, June 21, was the last day for Governor Perry to veto bills, so we do celebrate the passage of 23 bills that we supported this session. While several of these gains were in the areas of education and criminal justice reform, we plan to continue to advocate for improvements to pre-kindergarten programs and for efforts to recruit and retain correctional officers for our state criminal justice system. Later this week we will post a detailed analysis of all of our legislative session outcomes.

Vetoed Bills:

HB 130 - This bill extends pre-kindergarten programs to a full day and among other enhancements sets limits on class size.