Almost There: Where the 2026-28 Advocacy Agenda Stands

Every two years, Texas school board members write the playbook TASB carries to the Capitol. It is called the Advocacy Agenda, and trustees from across the state come together to develop and adopt this two-year action plan that focuses the priorities of more than 1,000 Texas school boards into a single, shared message. TASB members built this process into the association’s bylaws and governance structure so that our advocacy efforts would be directed by trustees, not staff. That’s what gives the final product credibility.

That process is now most of the way home. Here is where the 2026-28 Advocacy Agenda stands today, how it got here, and the one step that still lies ahead — a step that allows every district the opportunity to participate. 

How the Agenda Is Built — and How Far We've Come 

The Advocacy Agenda always starts the same way: at the local level, in even-numbered years, with Grassroots Meetings held across all 20 education service center regions. That is where board members put the issues that matter most to their communities on the table. Those regional conversations are the raw material for everything that follows. This cycle's Grassroots Meetings are complete.  Thank you to every trustee who participated.  

From there, the work passes to the Legislative Advisory Council (LAC) — a body of trustees elected by their peers during the Grassroots Meetings. The LAC took the issues raised in each region and molded them into one statewide list of draft priorities.

To keep the LAC's voice connected to the draft priorities as they move through the TASB Board process, the LAC elects four of its own members to serve on the TASB Board's Legislative Committee. That committee reviewed the LAC's draft priorities and made its recommendation to the full TASB Board of Directors.

At their July 2026 meeting, the full Board approved the draft priorities, clearing the way for the final step. 

What Comes Next

The final step is adoption by the membership. At Delegate Assembly, delegates review the recommendations brought forward through the grassroots process and vote on the official TASB Advocacy Agenda.   

Delegate Assembly is TASB's official membership meeting, and the place where the many voices of Texas trustees come together. Delegates do more than ratify the Advocacy Agenda; they also elect TASB directors and officers and consider other action items. 

Each local school board and regional education service center board that is an Active Member of TASB has the right to appoint one Delegate to speak for their board and community, along with an Alternate. This is how your district's voice reaches the Delegate Assembly floor. 

Make Sure Your District Is Represented

The Advocacy Agenda is decided by the school boards that show up. The agenda is almost home, and there's a seat waiting for your district at the table. Appoint a Delegate and an Alternate, and make sure your board is there when trustees come together for the final vote.