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By Shamrock

Texas is a right to work state.
Teachers do not have unions with collective bargaining power; contracts in general are not negotiated.

There is a state base salary; but many districts pay above this base.
Actual salaries and benefits are determined by each districts with varying degrees of organization input. On an individual basis, there is sometimes some room for negotiation depending on what you can offer and what the district needs. This isn't the norm though.

There are several professional organizations that represent teachers to our legislature , provide liability insurance

and provide legal service to teachers when needed.

ATPE and TSTA are the biggest organizations, although there are others. TSTA is affiliated with NEA somehow, but I don't really know for sure because I'm an ATPE member.