Episode 96: Public education

Earlier this week the Texas Senate unanimously passed their first piece of legislation on school finance reform, addressing one of Governor Greg Abbott’s emergency items for the current legislative session.The bill passed in the upper chamber would cost $4 billion over the next two years and provide $5,000 annual pay raises for full-time classroom teachers and librarians.As the bill heads to the state House of Representatives, reactions across the political aisle seem to be at odds, with many raising concern on the bill’s ability to provide property tax relief.This week, Party Politics co-hosts Jay Aiyer and Brandon Rottinghaus discuss the political implications of the bill and the obstacles it will face as it passes through the lower chamber of the Texas Legislature.NATIONAL-2020 Presidential update-Congress blocks Trump’s national emergency at the border-Jared Kushner’s security clearance-Trump’s speech at Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)-Ivanka Trump jokes about her dad at Gridiron Club dinnerTEXAS-Representative Victoria Neave sued over unpaid property taxes-Update on special election in Texas House District 145-2020 U.S. Senate roundup-Proposed legislation to loosen anti-marijuana lawsYou can subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts. Tweet us using #PartyPoliticsPod or email [email protected]. Party Politics is produced by Don Geraci, the audio engineer is Todd Hulslander and our digital editor is Alvaro ‘Al’ Ortiz.