Whether or not it’s a local story, even state or national, it’s a requirement these days to also engage your brain after you’re finished reading, because the news consumer must always ask this question: Does this story really make sense?
Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American- Statesman reported.
Earlier this week, Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar announced that he expects $194.6 billion of state revenue to be available for general-purpose spending in the fiscal 2026-27 biennium. This biennial revenue estimate is an important step in the continuous two-year state budget process and gives initial funding parameters to House and Senate budget writers for the legislative session now underway.
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