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Kelly Hancock: “The courts have required us to have equity. So it's got to…”

Featuring: Kelly Hancock, Republican | State Senator, Texas, District 9

Senator Kelly Hancock on Inside Texas Politics, WFAA: What to expect in the 2019 legislative session

Published January 6, 2019 | Video Starts at 05:24

Well, right now you don't have all the kids having the same amount of money we have right now. Will we have equity? Yes. The courts have required us to have equity. So it's got to be an equitable system. But an equitable system, the Robin Hood. The recapture program has just been a disaster, and nobody anticipated growing at the rate it is growing today. (05:24–05:28)

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Asserts that the courts mandate an equitable education funding system.

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“Our urban areas are so expensive to live in today that families can't live in there.”
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