I came across on article in the Houston Chronicle titled "Texas Democrats urge Perry to call special (school funding) session". The article relays the fact that $5.4 billion has been cut from educational funds and we are seeing classrooms exceed populations due to the closure of several schools and thousands of teachers losing their jobs. "The State Democratic Executive Committee of the Texas Democratic Party unanimously passed a resolution Saturday asking Perry to call the Legislature into immediate special session in order to restore funding to public education."
I think this is an interesting article to read because not only is the education of our youth most likely our top priority in the state and nation as a whole, but also because the Democrats are finally stepping up to the Republicans in a Republican state. The article also outlines a Democratic revolution, providing alternatives to reverse this huge error. "WHEREAS there will be at least $7.3 billion in the State Rainy Day Fund at the end of the current budget cycle, more than enough to restore the cut funding without raising any taxes and still leave billions in the bank". I believe that this situation can easily be reversed with commonsense alternatives such as this...it's just getting the Republicans to focus on what the real problems are in this state and do something about it.
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