Texas Education Agency

Texas Education Agency
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The main offices of the Texas Education Agency are located in the William B. Travis State Office Building in Downtown Austin.
Agency overview
Formed1949
JurisdictionTexas
Headquarters1701 North Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas
Agency executives
  • Mike Morath, Commissioner
  • Penny Schwinn, Deputy Commissioner for Academics
  • Martin Winchester, Deputy Commissioner of Educator Support
  • Kara Belew, Deputy Commissioner of Finance
  • A.J. Crabill, Deputy Commissioner of Governance
  • Megan Aghazadian, Deputy Commissioner of Operations
  • Melody Parrish, Chief Information Officer
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The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is the branch of the government of Texas responsible for public education in Texas in the United States.[1] The agency is headquartered in the William B. Travis State Office Building in downtown Austin.[1][2] Mike Morath, formerly a member of the Dallas Independent School District's board of trustees, was appointed commissioner of education by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on December 14, 2015, and began serving on January 4, 2016.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Welcome to the Texas Education Agency." Texas Education Agency. Accessed December 13, 2015. "Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, Texas, 78701"
  2. ^ "Week of April 16 – 20, 2001". Railroad Commission of Texas. Accessed August 30, 2008. "The daily hearings schedule is also posted in the lobby of the William B. Travis State Office Building, 1701 N. Congress Avenue, Austin, Texas."
  3. ^ "Morath takes office as Texas Commissioner of Education". tea.texas.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2019.