Schools will close if reforms don’t pass, says House Education Chairman

AUSTIN (KXAN) – On Sept. 1, Blanco Independent School District officials say they will cut staff. Overnight, they’ll lose seven percent of their total funding through a program that is phasing out. Chairman of the Texas House Public Education Committee, Dan Huberty, R-Houston, says it’s only the beginning and schools will close if nothing is done.
His plan, HB 21, has passed a panel of House members and is expected to come up for a vote in the Texas House in the follo