Education branch of the government of Texas, United States
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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
Formed
1949
Jurisdiction
Texas
Headquarters
1701 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
Website
tea.texas.gov
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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 Dec. 14, 2015, and began serving on Jan. 4, 2016.[3]
^ ab"Welcome to the Texas Education Agency." Texas Education Agency. Accessed December 13, 2015. "Texas Education Agency 1701 N. Congress Avenue Austin, Texas, 78701"
^"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."
^"Morath takes office as Texas Commissioner of Education". tea.texas.gov. Retrieved January 6, 2019.
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