School Finance Lawsuits
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Continuing updates on trial
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These articles cover lawsuits resulting from school-finance funding changes during the 82nd Legislative Session.
03/20/2013
District pleased so far with results of school funding lawsuit, Houston Chronicle
02/06/2013
02/05/2013
February 4 ruling (pdf) and comments (pdf)
02/04/2013
01/22/2013
Arguments in school finance trial call for efficiencies, KLBJ
01/18/2013
01/10/2013
01/07/2013
Texas among 10 states facing lawsuits over education funding, Washington Post
12/17/2012
Texas school finance case takes holiday break, CBS7KOSA.com
TEA surprises with new definition of college ready, Austin American-Statesman
12/10/2012
12/7/2012
12/6/2012
12/4/2012
11/30/2012
11/28/2012
11/27/2012
11/12/2012
11/2/2012
11/01/2012
10/30/2012
Editorial: school finance will move slowly towards an explosive end, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10/29/2012
Finance lawsuit will change system, Longview News-Journal, 10/29/2012
Editorial: Texas needs to get its act together on school finance, Houston Chronicle, 10/29/2012
Editorial: schools have strong funding case, Dallas Morning News, 10/24/2012
Editorial: lawsuit highlights sad state of public school funding, Longview News-Journal, 10/24/2012
Arguments start in school funding trial, San Antonio Express-News, 10/24/2012
Population boom at center of school finance trial, Waco.YNN.com, 10/24/2012
Major school finance trial gets underway in Austin, Houston Chronicle, 10/23/2012
Schools, state begin battle in court again, San Antonio Express-News, 10/23/2012
School Districts, State Trade Blame at Finance Trial, Texas Tribune
School finance reform will require margins tax reform, San Antonio Express-News, 10/18/2012
Equity in Texas school funding returns to fore in court, Austin American-Statesman, 10/15/2012
Schools take state to court, Longview News-Journal, 09/24/2012
School finance trial could spill into January 2013, Austin American-Statesman
An Updated Guide to School Finance Lawsuits, Texas Tribune, 07/02/2012
Charter Schools, Parents to File School-Finance Suit, Texas Tribune, 06/26/2012
Trial date set for Texas school finance lawsuits, KHOU, 04/17/2012
District cuts positions, joins school finance lawsuit, The Navasota Examiner, 04/11/2012
School finance lawsuits get rolling, Burntorangereport.com, 04/04/2012
Some districts don’t have money to join school finance lawsuit, The Texas Tribune, 04/04/2012
Funding lawsuit takes first step forward, TexasInsider.org, 04/04/2012
Judge, litigants getting set for complex school finance trial, Austin American-Statesman, 03/28/2012
Judge eyes October school funding trial, Houston Chronicle, 03/28/2012
Judge warns lawyers in school finance case to work quickly, Dallas Morning News, 03/28/2012
A Guide to the Texas School Finance Lawsuits, Texas Tribune, 02/29/2012
Fifth Texas School Finance Suit Focuses on Efficiency, Texas Tribune, 02/24/2012
Charter school group wants to be part of school finance lawsuit, Austin American-Statesman, 02/24/2012
SCUC joins funding suit against state, San Antonio Express-News, 02/21/2012
Budget cuts crowd classrooms, Houston Chronicle, 02/07/2012
State property values up slightly, Austin American Statesman, 02/07/2012
City Council backs PISD’s lawsuit against the state, Plugerville Pflag, 02/02/2012
We're Not Gonna Take It: Texas' starving school districts lawyer up for (another) epic battle for survival, Texas Observer, 02/01/2012