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This Week in the Legislature: School Funding Advances at Last 

News from the 89th legislative session

This week, the Texas Senate advanced its version of House Bill 2, the marquee school finance proposal of the 89th Legislature. The original version of HB 2, passed by the Texas House earlier this month, included a $395 per-student increase to the basic allotment, along with new investments in bilingual education, fine arts, and full-day pre-K programs. That funding, while...

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