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Kelly Hancock: “The courts have required us to have equity [in school…”

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 June 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 [in school funding]. 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. (05:24–05:27)

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Asserts that Texas courts mandate equity in school funding.

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