Landgraf announces adjournment of Second Called Session, highlights passage of HB 8 and other key measures

AUSTIN State Representative Brooks Landgraf announced adjournment of the Second Called Session of the 89th Legislature and highlighted the House’s passage of House Bill 8, a centerpiece reform to make state assessments shorter, faster, and more useful for families and educators. HB 8 reduces overall testing time, and requires results within 48 hours so teachers and parents can act on the data during the school year. The measure curbs over-testing by restricting district benchmark drills, provides for teacher review of test items, keeps a focused set of high-school end-of-course exams with college-readiness alternatives where allowed by law, and begins the transition to the new model in 2027–28.

“Texans are tired of high-stakes testing that eats into learning time,” Landgraf said in a news