We wanted to make sure that our public schools would be better equipped than ever before to be able to compete to provide the best education product for every child in the state. And that's why We've provided the largest funding increase ever for our public schools, more than $8 billion. And most importantly, we gave our teachers a $4 billion teacher pay raise to, to make sure we attract and retain the best teachers. (21:45–21:51)
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Asserts that Texas has increased public school funding by more than $8 billion.
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