The Texas legislature has come under intense scrutiny for its recently released conference committee report on the state budget for the next two years. The budget bill, known as HB1, has sparked controversy due to its failure to allocate funds for teacher pay raises and an increase in the basic allotment for students.
With a staggering total of $321.3 billion in appropriations, including $144 billion in General Revenue, the budget bill failed to address key issues in the public education system – an omission that has left educators and their supporters disheartened.
President of the Texas AFT, Zeph Capo, released an angry statement congratulating the Texas Legislature for managing to only give TEA Commissioner Mike Morath a pay raise.
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