Then please explain this: No, unions are not illegal in Texas And yes, were a union . From the arti cle: "the Texas State Teachers Association, which is affiliated with the National Education Association. And it embraces the union label. (Although not quite as much as Texas AFT!)"
In Texas there is no collective bargaining, no right to strike and are teachers not required to join any association. There are a couple of these associations which would probably like to act as unions but don’t have any union powers.