Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas U.S. Senate Republicans say it is unclear why funding is even needed given that states have yet to spend $33.7 billion of the nearly $100 billion in education stimulus funding provided in the February 2009 package.
And with a special amendment championed by Texas own Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) that his peers say violates the Texas Constitution by mandating the states future education funding levels Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst conducted an emergency Press Briefing late last week to discuss & respond to the Senates passage of the FAA Authorization & Education Jobs Stimulus Bill".
Texas Insider spoke to Lieut. Governor Dewhurst afterward regarding the details of how Texas is being singled out.
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