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Our Texas schools are at a breaking point. Now is the time to contact your legislator and the Lieutenant Governor and let them know to pass HB 2 and fund our Texas schools. 

Since 2019, our public schools have received no new state funding, creating an acute budget crisis that directly impacts our students and communities. Across the state, campuses are closing; programs are being shut down; and key personnel are being let go or their positions are going unfilled. The Texas legislature decides how much money each Texas school district receives. Right now, the Texas House and Texas Senate are in the midst of critical negotiations that will decide how much additional funding schools receive, including what sort of raise teachers can expect, for the next two years.

In April 2025, the House passed a broad school funding bill that included new flexible dollars for schools. The Senate focused its efforts this session on creating a new permanent allotment to support statewide teacher pay raises. The truth is, we need both.

The highest amount of overall new funding on the table is $9.1 billion, found in the House’s version of the state budget. Our schools would need an additional $19.6 billion simply to keep up with inflation since 2019. It will take more than one legislative session for schools to regain their 2019 purchasing power. Now is the time to tell lawmakers our schools and our teachers need at least the full $9.1 billion included in the House version of the budget–and not a cent less.

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In April, the House passed a broad school funding bill that included new flexible dollars for schools. The Senate focused its efforts this session on creating a new permanent allotment to support statewide teacher pay raises. The truth is, we need both.

The highest amount of overall new funding on the table is $9.1 billion, found in the House’s version of the state budget. Our schools would need an additional $19.6 billion simply to keep up with inflation since 2019. It will take more than one legislative session for schools to regain their 2019 purchasing power. Now is the time to tell lawmakers our schools and our teachers need at least the full $9.1 billion included in the House version of the budget–and not a cent less.

Contact your lawmakers with this easy-to-use form, and you’ll reach all of them with one click: http://go.ryht.org/fundschools 

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