Legislature Concludes Session With Top Priorities Accomplished

Legislature Concludes Session With Top Priorities Accomplished

(Austin)  The 86th Legislative session concluded Monday, with lawmakers delivering on a promise made by state leadership back in January: sweeping school finance and property tax reform.  “In my inaugural address I said that this will be the session we enact historical school finance reform by putting more money into the classroom, paying our teachers more, reducing recapture and cutting property taxes,” said Governor Greg Abbott in a press release issued late Saturday. “Tonight, without […]