State of Texas: Senate plan would send an additional $8 billion to public schools

AUSTIN (Nexstar) - With just over two weeks to go before the end of the legislative session, Texas lawmakers still need to pass a public school finance plan.Now, a new proposal from the Texas Senate could move the funding forward.The Texas Senate Committee on Education K-16 held a hearing Thursday morning to discuss the future of public school financing, nearly a month after the House passed a bill to give public schools an almost $8 billion in additional funding.The bill discussed on Thursday i