May 21, 2025      2:18 PM

With Patrick refusing to increase the basic allotment, school finance deal details start to leak

Meantime Chairman Ken King has again postponed the THC legislation, seen by many House Republicans as the chamber’s last significant point of leverage. Also: “Why vote on Dan’s stuff and give him a list of members to target for retribution on their bills?” said one House Republican

After the Texas House voted nearly unanimously to approve an $8 billion school finance package praised by educators, that plan’s been taken apart by Texas Senate leadership seemingly hellbent on writing the budgets of ISDs for them.

“Dan just doesn’t trust the superintendents,” said one person familiar with the private discussions.

While this may be one of the Texas Legislature’s least transparent negotiations ever between the House and Senate – taking place before a conference committee can even be appointed – various people with knowledge of the talks are now starting to see some hard numbers on items in the proposal.

By Scott Braddock

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