Education

SB 290: Rising property values should benefit students, not state

December 13, 2016

The Texas Legislature has long relied upon rising property values — and the resulting property tax generated at the local level — to reduce the state's own constitutional responsibility to pay for pub...

10 Goals in 10 Years 5-year Anniversary

November 25, 2016

Thank you all for coming this morning. It truly is a great day to be in Austin, Texas -- because where else would today even be possible? At the end of September, five years ago this week, when ...

U.S. Supreme Court decision in Fisher v. University of Texas

June 24, 2016

The future of our state and our country depends upon creating opportunity for everyone. Today's U.S. Supreme Court decision helps us do that in higher education in Texas. We'll continue t...

Our school finance system is broken

May 13, 2016

The following is a statement from Sen. Watson regarding the Texas Supreme Court ruling on school finance: Everybody knows our school finance system is broken, including the Texas Supreme Court. An...

Austin leaders create engine for innovation in health and creative industries

March 11, 2016

AUSTIN — Capitalizing on the healthcare transformation already underway in Austin, community leaders have created a new non-profit entity to foster the development of an Innovation Zone on the eastern...

Anabel Garza, public servant

February 8, 2016

The Travis County Democratic Party created what’s called the “Kirk P. Watson Service Award”. That’s nice and I appreciate it so much. It’s really neat to be recognized this way. Because the award...