Dewhurst, Straus, Perry See Opportunity for Tax Relief

It is no secret that the Texas government cut the funding for public schools 5 billion dollars last session. With Governor Perry talking about tax cuts many Texans are waiting for an answer for what their plan is to replenish the funding for schools. On January 9^th, Perry, Dewhurst, and Straus spoke at the capitol. When asked about this matter Perry responded by saying, “We’ve had public education funding growing at three times the public education enrollment. So you’ve had a 70 percent increase of funding from 2002 to 2012. You've had a 23 percent increase in enrollment growth.”  Dewhurst responded by stating, that 40 or the 400 school districts have sued and they are waiting for the court to tell them the amount to be deposited into this fund. I personally feel that education is one of the most important factors to a successful future for our country and our state. While it would seemingly be beneficial to receive relief from taxes, I feel it would be much more valuable to put the money into educating our children. I am still awaiting a straight answer on this subject.

https://www.texastribune.org/2013/01/09/taxes-going-down-top-leaders-say/