claim: says in his years as a texas legislator, "we passed three pay increases for teachers and provided them with health insurance."
author: paul sadler
evidence_1: update as of 3/16/18: we now know that the legislature has attempted and ... so  far, the bills haven't passed and the teacher's union is calling them a “no go” ...  will walk out after numerous plans to provide the first teacher pay raise since  2008 ... from years of stagnant wages and increased health insurance costs,” he  said.
evidence_2: jul 25, 2017 ... the texas senate passed a bill that would provide funding for teacher ...  requiring school districts to cover the cost of teacher pay raises. ... she said that  the legislature would make teachers a priority next ... only fund bonuses and  health benefits over the next two years, without a promise of long-term relief.
evidence_3: mar 29, 2018 ... teachers want raises for all state employees for the next three years, plus more  spending on health care and pension plans. ... to meet the educators' demands,  state legislators need to come up with $3.3 billion over three years to pay for it ...  instead, they passed a very different bill, one that would cut more ...
evidence_4: mar 23, 2018 ... the oklahoma education association is seeking a $10000 pay raise for  oklahoma teachers over three years, a $5000 pay raise for ... 4 that she is seeing  many teachers leave the state for schools in texas. ... any raise she has received  in the past she said has been taken by the rising insurance costs. "it ...
evidence_5: all 50 states provide health insurance coverage for their state employees. ... offer  health insurance to legislators but describe it as "optional at legislator's expense"  .... and teachers to a reference-pricing model that ties payments for health care ....  first three of these requirements, although they may still opt out of the later four.