Can the electron configuration of Te be written that way?
The second configuration allows Te to take advantage of the relative stability of half-full shells. Having the 5p and 6s orbitals both half-populated is more stable than having 4 electrons in the 5p orbital.

Similar behavior is what allows carbon to form 4 bonds. The $\ce{s^1p^3}$ configuration is more stable than the $\ce{s^2p^2}$.

Tellurium shows the behavior while oxygen does not as a result of the overlap between the 5p and 6s orbitals in the larger atoms. The same degree of overlap does not occur with the 2p and 3s orbitals.