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Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows has agreed to the Senate’s changes to an $8 billion school funding bill, including a revision to almost totally eliminate the House’s increase to the basic allotment, the Houston Chronicle reported.
Burrows, a Republican from Lubbock, formally endorsed the changes on Wednesday along with Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick,...
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