Perry calls veto a bold step

DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Legislature: "While Mr. Perry characterized his challenge as 'a bold step' that will ultimately result in a better school plan, others criticized the decision as political grandstanding and manufacturing a crisis.

'It's a very high stakes gamble,' said Richard Kouri of the Texas State Teachers Association. 'And it's a gamble that puts public schools and the schoolchildren in Texas right in the middle of a very serious, possible game of chicken here.'"