Texas House OKs major school finance fix, but will Senate?

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The Texas House has approved a bipartisan, $1.6 billion bill to begin overhauling the state’s troubled school finance system.
Houston Republican Rep. Dan Huberty’s proposal increases annual, per-student funding about $200 to $5,350. It also raises funding for school district transportation and educating dyslexic students.
The bill tweaks the current “Robin Hood” system, decreasing some local property tax revenue that school districts in wealthy