UPDATED: Attorney General Greg Abbott will appeal a ruling that the Texas school finance system is unconstitutional, according to a notice his office sent Friday to attorneys in the case. The appeal is set to go directly to the Texas Supreme Court.
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Public Education
Moody’s Describes School Finance Ruling as “Credit Positive”
Moody’s Investors Service described a judge’s declaration of the state’s school finance system as unconstitutional as a “credit positive,” saying the ruling would compel Texas lawmakers to “redesign the school finance system.”
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Guides
Texplainer: What’s Next for State After School Finance Ruling?
Hey, Texplainer: I know the state plans to appeal a judge’s recent decision that Texas’ school finance system is unconstitutional. But what will the state’s defense be moving forward?
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Public Education
In School Finance Battle, Legal Fees Accumulate
Texas school districts will have accumulated a legal tab of over $8.5 million in the course of challenging the state’s school finance system — a sum that the state will have to pay if they prevail.
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Politics
Van de Putte Hits Patrick on School Finance Votes
Leticia Van de Putte, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, said Wednesday that her GOP opponent, Dan Patrick, was “rewriting history” by taking credit for the restoration of some education funding cuts. Patrick’s campaign hit back at the criticism.
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Politics
Analysis: School Finance Case Gives Candidates Something to Talk About
As candidates in the general election focus on making themselves known to voters, the latest school finance ruling provides their clearest marching orders yet.
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Analysis: Looking to Cut Property Taxes in a Way Taxpayers Will Notice
The problem with trying to lower property taxes at the state level is that the taxpayers — voters — often do not see the benefits.
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State Government
Analysis: Cutting a Tax the State Does Not Levy
The state of Texas does not levy a property tax, but state lawmakers would like to lower property tax bills anyway — a quest that could take them into school finance or into relief for some taxpayers at the expense of others.
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Inside Texas Politics: Cruz, Ascendant
On this week’s edition of WFAA-TV’s Inside Texas Politics, I talked with host Jason Whitely and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Bud Kennedy about this week’s Republican state convention in Fort Worth.
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Public Education
Judge in Texas School Finance Case Faces Recusal Hearing
The next step in nearly two years of litigation over the troubled Texas school finance system is a hearing on whether District Court Judge John Dietz should recuse himself from the case.
