School reform moving faster in new special session - The Daily Texan - Top Stories
School reform moving faster in new special session - The Daily Texan - Top Stories: "School finance reform bills tackling the joint goals of improving public education while lowering property taxes are moving at lightning speed through the Legislature in the second special session of the summer.
Immediately after their first meeting Thursday, lawmakers held unusual meetings at their desks, bypassing the normal committee meeting process to push school finance bills to an advanced stage in the legislative process.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland, applauded the rapid progress and said it was a result of all the hard work done in the first special session.
'I think we've got a good foundation to build on,' Dewhurst said. Dewhurst added that the most recent version of the education reform bill was a marked improvement on earlier versions."
Immediately after their first meeting Thursday, lawmakers held unusual meetings at their desks, bypassing the normal committee meeting process to push school finance bills to an advanced stage in the legislative process.
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland, applauded the rapid progress and said it was a result of all the hard work done in the first special session.
'I think we've got a good foundation to build on,' Dewhurst said. Dewhurst added that the most recent version of the education reform bill was a marked improvement on earlier versions."
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