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Schools calling for a new funding system after COVID-19 upended finances

During a triumphant 2019 ceremony at Parmer Lane Elementary in Austin, Gov. Greg Abbott sat on a small stage in front of a large Texas flag as he signed a massive overhaul of the state’s public school finance system. The new legislation injected $6.5 billion into public education spending, plus about $5.1 billion devoted to […]