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Supreme Court ruling pressures Texas to overhaul school finance
The U S Supreme Court upheld local school financing via property taxes while rejecting a constitutional right to education. Gov Briscoe and Atty Gen Hill vow to remove inequities. bills in the House and supported by the Board of Education and TSTA aim to shift costs and raise local contributions. Open meetings and shield laws advance, while a reform bill to curb conference committee powers is killed. The Sabine River boundary ruling benefits Texas and coastal cities.
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Austin
U. S. Supreme Court
Texas
San Antonio
Dolph Briscoe
John Hill
Price Daniel Jr
Texas Board of Education
Texas State Teachers Association
Tually
TSTA
Senate
Texas Joint Media Committee
Common Cause
House
State Supreme Court
Daniel
Sabine River
Louisiana
Port Arthur
Orange
New State Democratic Executive Committee
Fort Worth