You said schools have seen reductions in funds. Let's be clear about that. This last session we provided $8 billion more to fund public schools. Public schools now are receiving more funding than ever before and more funding per pupil than ever before. So to be clear, funding for public education has gone up second, as opposed to homesteads paying to fund those schools. It would be the state of Texas responsible for doing that. (07:53–08:01)
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Asserts that public schools are receiving more funding overall and per pupil than ever before.
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