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Politics

Texas Senate Approves A $250 Billion State Budget — But Questions Remain About How Federal Aid Will Be Used

Posted on April 7, 2021 · The budget does not factor in over $35 billion in federal aid. Senators said they don't yet know when that money will come in and what strings could be attached.

News

Texas Senate Unanimously Passes $5,000 Teacher Pay Raises, Adding Librarians

Posted on March 5, 2019 · The proposal faces an uphill climb in the lower chamber, with House Speaker Dennis Bonnen saying he prefers to give school districts flexibility on addressing teacher pay.

Education News

Texas Senators Start To Tackle Budget For Public Schools, School Finance

Posted on January 24, 2017 · For now, lawmakers still have to deal with the current, complicated system. That includes recapture, where wealthy districts pay money back to the state to share with poor ones.