Governor Perry of Texas vetoed HB 2836. This was a bill that would have reduced the pressure to test and test and test, then test some more, in the early grades.
He earlier approved a bill to reduce the amount of testing for high school students but the anti-testing moms forgot about the elementary school children.
So Governor Perry vetoed a bill that would have cut back on testing the little ones.
Jason Stanford explains what happened here and why Perry did it.
The bill he vetoed was passed unanimously in both chambers.
This isn’t over.
Diane Ravitch's blog 
I hope it is isn’t over! How can we continue to torture children and expect them to be creative, compassionate, thinking adults?
because he is clueless about what happens in Texas class rooms!
We didn’t forget about our littlest students. We showed up a legislative hearings, made daily phone calls, wrote letters. We advocated for our children and our legislators listened and acted in the best interests of Texas students. Our Governor did not.
Again, one should follow the money. Specifics in the last paragraph.
http://trailblazersblog.dallasnews.com/2013/04/rick-perry-and-top-texas-officials-collect-millions-from-interests-benefitting-from-taxpayer-grants.html/
Of course, “the little ones”, as you pointed out, Diane.
The younger students have the least power, the smallest voice, the most vulnerability. I hope their parents and “angry mamas” will rise up and push this back.
We didn’t forget….we called and testified and did everything with as much fervor as HB 5. This is purely Perry’s doing, and we will not forget his actions.
He also vetoed a bill guaranteeing equal pay for women.
He did that to incentivize them to stay home pregnant and bare-foot!
Personally I think every parent should keep their kids home the day of every test next year! The fact that all members of both the House and Senate voted FOR this bill should have been a loud and clear message to the Governor. Now it is time for parents to send an equally loud and clear message back! Start the campaign to keep your kids home!
is there a provision in the TX Constitution wherein the legislature can override a veto?
Someone is not very good at legislation to leave that out. This is why you need to have political competence and very few are good at that.
Looks like Rob Eisler (Former Texas House Education Chairman turned Pearson lobbyist) earned his paycheck: http://www.texastribune.org/2013/02/12/former-education-chairman-now-lobbying-pearson/