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Thursday, May 09, 2013  Lawmakers have until midnight to pass their bills out the Texas House and Senate.

Monday, February 04, 2013  A district court judge has ruled that the tax system Texas uses to finance public schools is unconstitutional.

Monday, February 04, 2013  A ruling is imminent after months of testimony in Texas' sweeping school finance trial.

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

Thursday, January 10, 2013  A key state witness has admitted to making calculation errors when compiling a report she presented during Texas' school finance trial.

Monday, January 07, 2013  Public Education in Texas is running $1 billion short, meaning officials will soon have to seek that much in supplemental appropriations from the state Legislature.

Wednesday, December 05, 2012  The more than 600 Texas school districts suing the state over funding are wrapping up their case.

Tuesday, December 04, 2012  An expert economist has testified in the public school finance trial that Texas teacher quality in the state is dropping, largely because of low pay in a competitive market.

Monday, November 19, 2012  The state judge hearing arguments in the Texas school finance trial denied a motion to allow districts to resubmit evidence after errors were uncovered.

Tuesday, November 13, 2012  An expert on bilingual education has told Texas' sweeping school finance trial of the state's dramatic growth in students considered English-language learners.

Thursday, November 01, 2012  An expert witness says the poorest school districts in Texas tax at a rate that is 7.8 percent higher than the state's wealthiest districts but receive 35 percent less in per student funding.

Monday, October 29, 2012  School Finance expert Lynn Moak says academic standards that continue to get tougher have more significantly reshaped Texas schools than reductions in funding.

Tuesday, October 23, 2012  A demographics expert has testified about the Texas booming Hispanic population at a trial about how the state funds public education.

Thursday, June 02, 2011  Lawmakers are hoping for a quick resolution to the school finance jam that sparked the special session.

Thursday, October 07, 2010  Fixing our broken school finance system is one of the goals of our state lawmakers. And this week, they're saying it could mean a statewide property tax.