The Texas Senate on Thursday, April 6, 2023 approved Senate Bill 9, which would grant a $2,000 across-theboard pay raise for all Texas teachers — and an additional $4,000 for teachers in small and rural district — because teacher compensation lags behind that in other states.Those teachers in smaller districts would qualify for the $6,000 bump in pay, in order to bring them more in line with their urban colleagues.Texas is 28th in the nation for teacher pay.Sen. Juan Hinojosa, D-McAllen, voted for Senate Bill 9, nicknamed “The Teachers’ Bill of Rights” by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who is the ...