State of Texas: Paying for Pre-K

AUSTIN (KXAN) – A plan to increase funding for Pre-Kindergarten programs in Texas is in jeopardy. Budget plans from the Texas Senate cut funds from a grant program backed by Gov. Greg Abbott. The House budget cuts all funding for those grants.
Gov. Abbott declared Pre-K funding an emergency in 2015, and pushed lawmakers to establish the grant program. It provides $118 million per year for school districts to provide what the Governor calls high-quality Pre-K. Programs that receive the gran