Annual Meeting

Texas PTA will kick off its 116th Annual Meeting of the membership on Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 2:45 p.m. The meeting will be held during LAUNCH, our annual training and leadership conference, at the Hilton Anatole Dallas. LAUNCH pre-registration is required. The agenda will include voting by delegates on the election of the Vice President of Field Service position and on proposed Texas PTA bylaws amendments, which include a change in state dues and the addition of a vice president.

In response to member feedback and to make LAUNCH 2025 the best conference yet, the annual meeting business will be broken into multiple general sessions throughout the weekend. Click the button below to see the schedule, proposed amendments, Board of Directors candidate guide, and proposed rules on our Annual Meeting webpage.

General Session Schedule

*session times subject to change

SESSION ONE (Annual Report)
Friday, July 18, 3:00-4:30 p.m.
Kick off LAUNCH 2025 by celebrating our Membership local awards and Voice for Every Child recipients; historical preservation, field service, and membership committee updates

SESSION TWO (Emerging Leadership)
Saturday, July 19, 9:00-10:30 a.m.
Learn from a leading psychologist and celebrate our Lead Like Marni, Family & Student Engagement, and Council Awards; advocacy awards; and celebration of our Emerging Leaders; committee updates for programs, advocacy and leadership

SESSION THREE (Annual Meeting)
Saturday, July 19, 2:45-3:45 a.m.
Be there when the rubber hits the road with the Texas PTA 2025-27 Board of Directors election; report of Audit Committee, Governance Committee Update.

SESSION FOUR (Transition)
Sunday, July 20, 9:15-10:15 a.m.
Celebrate this year's life memberships, Shirley Igo Library Award, executive director’s report, usher in the new year with the installation of Texas PTA's new Board of Directors and bring LAUNCH 2025 to a close.

Proposed Annual Meeting Rules

Admission

Badges are required for admittance to all meetings.
During a vote, the doors will be closed. No one will be allowed to enter or leave the meeting until the chair announces the vote results.

General

The president shall appoint a committee of members to review the annual meeting minutes. The board of directors shall approve the annual meeting minutes.
The president shall determine and adjust the agenda as required for the smooth operation of the assembly.
The printed agenda is for guidance only and shall not be considered either general or special orders.
All messages and announcements shall be given to a page. No message may be presented directly to the chair.
All electronic devices shall be silenced during all meetings.
Members are prohibited from recording or live-streaming the meeting.

Speaking and Voting

Only voting delegates shall have the privilege of making motions, debating, and voting.
Delegates wishing to speak shall go to the nearest appropriate microphone and present their voting badge to the microphone attendant.
All motions and amendments shall be presented in writing on forms obtained from microphone attendants. Forms must be completed, signed, and sent to the chair to receive consideration.
Delegates may speak for two minutes at one time on the question under discussion and twice on the same question. No delegate may speak for a second time until all delegates wishing to speak a first time have had an opportunity to speak.
Debate shall be limited to 30 minutes for each main motion.
The clock will run uninterrupted unless ordered stopped by the chair.
To extend debate time, a delegate must move to extend debate, which requires a second, is amendable, is not debatable, and requires a 2/3 vote.
Votes may be taken by general consent, as determined by the president. Should an objection be made, the vote shall be taken by another method.