Without a fix, teacher healthcare fund is empty next year

AUSTIN (KXAN) — This session, the Texas House Committee on Pensions is trying to figure out how to dig out of a billion dollar hole. If major reforms are not made to teacher retirement benefits, the system will run out of money.
“Well first of all, when I started school it was because of a teacher. My first grade teacher Miss White,” said Kim Henry, who worked as an art teacher for 20 years. “Generally you need a second job if you’re going to be a teacher and y