Exclusive: In school bill, no budging
DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Latest News: "The closest they ever came was Thursday afternoon, when the governor's office and House members thought they had a deal on school reforms – student testing, teacher pay raises, incentives for improving schools. Five hours later it was 'off the table' and the Senate and House had retrenched, deeply divided over the remnants of 'Robin Hood.'
A companion bill – the tax-swap proposal aimed at lowering property taxes – was never really close at all.
In the last 24 hours, when sleep-deprived tempers were flaring, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick were sending unchanged proposals back and forth, not budging an inch. And in the end, they broke it off Saturday without a deal on the signature issues of this year's legislative session – school finance and property taxes."
Later in the same story-- "It was the legislative equivalent of being given the bird," a Senate aide said. I think the fallout from this is going to be big. And it's all going to fall upon Republicans./span>
A companion bill – the tax-swap proposal aimed at lowering property taxes – was never really close at all.
In the last 24 hours, when sleep-deprived tempers were flaring, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick were sending unchanged proposals back and forth, not budging an inch. And in the end, they broke it off Saturday without a deal on the signature issues of this year's legislative session – school finance and property taxes."
Later in the same story-- "It was the legislative equivalent of being given the bird," a Senate aide said. I think the fallout from this is going to be big. And it's all going to fall upon Republicans./span>
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