School Finance Plan Headed for Hearing

Aycock promises no losers as Senate obsesses on vouchers

"...Can Texas avoid further school finance lawsuits? That's what House Public Education Committee Chair Jimmie..."

April 8, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Finance Fireworks Flare For Leffingwell, McCracken (Updated)

Leffingwell says McCracken grossly exceeds out-of-town contributions; McCracken's crew shoots back

"...In his latest campaign finance report, on first blush it appears Brewster McCracken exceeded..."

May 3, 2009 News Post by Wells Dunbar

Texas Senate Education Committee Advances Its Own School Finance Plan

SB 4 would essentially gut the House version of the bill

"...to advance a fleshed out version of its school finance plan Wednesday morning, and the full chamber is expected..."

May 1, 2019 News Post by Austin Sanders

Texas Supremes: Not Our Job to Fix School Finance

Long-awaited ruling says school funding system constitutional

"...The Texas school finance system meets the minimum standards demanded by the Texas..."

May 13, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Dietz Stays on School Finance Suit

Hail Mary play by AG Abbott fails to force judicial recusal

"...remains presiding over the challenge to the state's school finance suits...."

June 24, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Back to Education Finance Reform

Updated: No education special, but interim committee called

"...have squelched calls for a special session on education finance reform, so Texas lawmakers are settling for the next..."

March 1, 2012 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: School Finance Math; Tax Plans Diverge; Veteran Benefits Restricted; and More

Is school finance dead this session?; House and Senate tax plans split; Lege restricts veterans' benefits; and more

"...School Finance: Add Cash, Subtract Reform..."

May 15, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Fate of School Finance Delayed

A new timeline to sort out school finance may push resolution to 2016

"...Texas politicians took on the thorny issue of school finance. Now the heavy lifting may be delayed two years,..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Court Rules Texas School Finance Unconstitutional

Dietz says current system fails students, must be rebuilt

"...today issued his final ruling on the state's school finance system: It is unconstitutional, and it is failing Texas..."

Aug. 28, 2014 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Judge: Texas School Finance System Unconstitutional

Now what? Legislators, education advocates and think tanks respond

"...released his ruling yesterday on the Texas public school finance system, it was no surprise to anyone: The current..."

Feb. 5, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines: School Finance Bill Passes House With Flying Colors

Stickland only holdout on ambitious “Texas Plan” finance bill

"...House Bill 3, the session's marquee school finance legislation, survived over three hours of debate on April..."

April 12, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Council Candidates' Campaign Finance Reports

First campaign finance reports hit the City Clerk's office

"...Posted here are snapshots of the initial campaign finance reports filed in the five City Council races to..."

July 22, 2016 News Feature by Michael King

A Change of Circumstances: Judge Reopens School Finance Lawsuit

New legislation could be discussed in court in January

"...John Dietz ruled that he will re-open the school finance hearings in January 2014...."

June 19, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Austin Campaign Finance Rules Get Shaken Up

Judge sides with former mayoral candidate Jennifer Virden

"...perennial conservative candidate Jennifer Virden that an Austin campaign finance rule controlling when candidates can start raising funds for..."

Sept. 5, 2023 News Post by Brant Bingamon

Eight-Days-Out Campaign Finance Report

Money, money, monayyyy

"...The final set of campaign finance figures for the five City Council races up for..."

Nov. 2, 2016 News Post by Chase Hoffberger

School Finance Reform Dead

House Bill 1759 disappears, taking $800 million with it

"...blame to go around for the failure of school finance reform...."

May 14, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

School Finance Agreement? Maybe

Conference committee nearing deal, but let's see what chambers say

"...because wherever she was going was where the school finance deal was being brokered. Now there may be a..."

May 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...crippled by the state's recapture system for equalizing school finance...."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School Finance on Trial

Hearing only expected to last a short two and a half hours

"...Judge John Dietz's 2014 ruling finding the current school finance system unconstitutional. Then intervenor groups, including the Texas Association..."

Aug. 28, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Chum in the Water at Finance Trial

Dueling 'adequacy reports' liven up the courtroom

"...dueling spending reports presented this week at the ongoing school-finance trial...."

Aug. 20, 2004 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

What School Finance Crisis?

The Lege considers school finance, and recommends ways to cut wages and fire teachers

"...government standards, the Joint Select Committee on Public School Finance report to the Legislature issued last week is a..."

March 26, 2004 News Column by Michael King

School Finance: A Timeline

"...is not a Constitutionally protected right, meaning that school finance is an issue for states, not federal courts...."

May 1, 2015 News Feature

House Rolls Out School Finance Bill

Republican leaders propose $9 billion in funding for public schools over the next two years

"...House of Representatives rolled out that chamber's long-awaited school finance bill, House Bill 3, at a press conference on..."

March 8, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School Finance Before the Texas Supreme Court

The State Supreme Court is expected to make a ruling before the end of the year

"...curious logic in its latest defense of the school finance system, arguing that the Texas Supreme Court cannot rule..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

School Finance: Where We Are and How We Got Here

The Supreme Court's ruling leaves a lot of blanks for the Lege to fill in

"...Texas Supreme Court decision that declared the state's school finance system to be teetering on the brink of constitutionality,..."

Dec. 9, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Benedict Charges Campaign Finance Violations

Unsuccessful council candidate says out-of-town money violates the law

"...as the city attorney's office – consider the campaign finance law outdated or unenforceable or both...."

July 29, 2005 News Feature by Wells Dunbar

Dems Almost Steal School Finance Thunder

Underdogs' ambitious education package carried the support of a dozen Republicans and every House Democrat

"...within a whisker of seizing control of the school finance debate this week, but a tie-breaking vote foiled what..."

July 1, 2005 News Column by Amy Smith

School Finance Bill Heads for the Floor

Republicans pass HB 2 out of committee over educator objections

"...Public Education Committee, dominated by Republicans, pushed the school finance reform bill out of committee on Tuesday, forcing a..."

March 4, 2005 News Feature by Kimberly Reeves

Judge Dietz Finds School Finance System Unconstitutional

Court ruling ends five-week trial with a mandate to Legislature to design a new system

"...by ruling unconstitutional the Texas system of public school finance. Following a brief recess in the immediate wake of..."

Sept. 17, 2004 News Feature by Michael King

Dietz Rules Against School Finance System

Judge rules school finance unconstitutional

"...Texas' school finance system is unconstitutional. That was the blunt ruling from..."

Feb. 8, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

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