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Wednesday, January 23, 2013  State lawmakers are digging into education funding as the Legislature returns to business after a nearly weeklong break.

Monday, October 24, 2011  Already financially hurting school districts brace for more cuts ahead

Friday, June 24, 2011  Amid one of the worst budget crisis in state history, the Amarillo ISD Board of Trustees finalized the district's budget Thursday evening for the upcoming school year.

Tuesday, June 14, 2011  Education is apparently an important issue to Texans.

Tuesday, March 22, 2011  It's no secret that school districts all across Texas are looking at budget cuts, and our local school districts are no exception.

Wednesday, November 17, 2010  School districts could expect to be an estimated $3 to $5 billion dollars short in next year's budget as lawmakers wrestle with a $24 billion dollar shortfall.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010  Summoned back from summer break, the House on Tuesday pushed through an emergency $26 billion jobs bill to protect 300,000 teachers, police and others from election-year layoffs.

Wednesday, August 04, 2010  Senate Democrats are trying one last time to advance their faltering jobs agenda.

Friday, June 04, 2010  Peach County is one of more than 120 school districts across the country where students attend school just four days a week, a cost-saving tactic gaining popularity among cash-strapped districts struggling to make ends meet.

Monday, May 17, 2010  Budgets and tuition are two of the main topics being discussed over at Amarillo College.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  The Guymon Public Schools Board of Education met this week. The top concern, the budget.

Wednesday, April 14, 2010  In his first ever visit to our area, Patrick spoke about how growth in Texas will affect small and large school districts.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010  Texas lawmakers are looking at a multi-billion dollar deficit for education, even with their rainy day fund.

Sunday, December 20, 2009