As Texas senators take up a proposed across-the-board pay raise for teachers, taxpayers are right to wonder when it will be their turn.

As Texas senators take up a proposed across-the-board pay raise for teachers, taxpayers are right to wonder when it will be their turn.
An AFL-CIO affiliate is suing the Texas Education Commissioner in an effort to stop a new teacher evaluation program called the Texas Teacher Evaluation and Support System (T-TESS), from being implemented. T-TESS will replace the Professional Development Appraisal System (PDAS) that has been in place for more than 20 years.