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"They deserve better, and they deserve to be respected — and that starts with a salary that keeps up with inflation.”

Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, referred to the Democrats flight to D.C. as “political theatrics.” “They flew away on private jets, loaded down with beer and snacks, and they’re having a grand old time in Washington, D.C.,” said Buckley, a Killeen veterinarian. “You know, the people’s business for Texas is done in Texas, and they need to be here.” Nancy Boston, chair of the Republican Party of Bell County, said she was disappointed by the Democrats’ decision to break quorum. “I think it’s a shame the people who were elected skipped the state...

The Killeen Educators Association, which represents teachers and other employees in Killeen ISD, is celebrating the continued access to personal protective equipment, or PPE, when they return in the fall. In September 2020, the Texas State Teachers Association filed a grievance on behalf of KEA against KISD. The grievance cited teachers and paraprofessional members have been forced to work in an unsafe environment during the coronavirus pandemic. Though the district will not be allowed to require face masks going into the 2021-2022 school year and virtual learning will not be an option, teach...

Seven Killeen Independent School District employees urged the school board Tuesday to consider a pay raise for hourly employees, some detailing second and third jobs they have had to take on to make ends meet. During the public forum portion of the meeting, Killeen Educators Association members, and KISD employees, shared their proposal for the district’s thousands of employees: a 4% raise for teachers, nurses, counselors, and librarians; and a raise of $3 per hour for support personnel, hourly employees such as aides, secretaries, custodians, bus monitors, bus drivers and cafeteria work...

Five individuals spoke Tuesday evening to the Killeen Independent School District board of trustees about the lack of due process rights for district educational support professionals. Killeen Educators Association president Rick Beaulé spoke during public forum citing the names of 10 Texas school districts, including Austin ISD and Fort Worth ISD, that already have adopted due process rights for their lowest-paid employees. “The law of the land in these districts gives these Education Support Professionals, or ESP’s, a guaranteed review of disciplinary issues prior to dismissal,...