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News Articles - June 7 - 13, 2004

Sunday, June 13, 2004

Amarillo Globe News
Another Special Session?

The Courier
School Finance Battle Rages On

Amarillo Globe-News
Guest Column: Gov. Perry fails Texas once more with more Half-Baked School Finance Plan

Saturday, June 12, 2004

Houston Chronicle
Perry sees progress on school funding

Houston Chronicle
Don't Count on Court to Order school Finance Regorm

El Paso Times
School Funding Consensus could Make Special Session Worthwhile

Friday, June 11, 2004

Austin American-Statesman
Judicial Integrity could be Threatened by Perry Comment

Austin American Statesman
Eltife Touts Business Tax to Superintendents

Fort Worth Star Telegram
New School Finance Session Expected

Dallas Morning News
Perry Clarifies Court Remark

Free State Standard
Texas Governor Rick Perry said Thursday that another Special Session on School Finance is Possible this Summer

San Marcos Daily Record
Elementary G&T Teacher Awarded $1,000m could be $25,000 Friday Night

Thursday, June 10, 2004

Houston Chronicle
Justice says Perry has no Insider information on court stance on school case

Austin American-Statesman
Lawmaker supports business tax for school finance

Houston Chronicle
Justice says Perry has no insider information on court stance on school case

San Antonio Express-News
Justices: School case not a done deal

Wednesday, June 9, 2004

Austin American Statesman
Sullivan: Throwing Money at Schools Won't Save Them

Tyler Paper
Broad-Based Business Tax Offered as School Solution

El Paso Times
Goals set for school funding fix

Dallas Morning News
Revenue tempting trustees

Free State Standard
Lawmakers talk school finance...again

Houston Chronicle
Census shows school spending, debt on rise

Austin American Statesman
Working group proposes lower property tax cap

Austin American Statesman
Working group sets goals for overhauling school finance system

Dallas Morning News
Aide Says Perry sure of court's convervative bent, not vote on school case

Fort Worth Star Telegram
State Should Pay more for Education, Panel Says

Houston Chronicle
Perry Confident his appointees to bench will turn down school finance challenge

Houston Chronicle
School Finance Panel Sets Goals, Weighs Options

Tuesday, June 8, 2004

Denton Record-Chronicle
School Finance Committee agrees to goals

Houston Chronicle
Tab of Four Special Sessions: $4.6 Million

Dallas Morning News
DMN: Sales Tax Deduction would promote Equity

Fort Worth Star Telegram -
Special Session costs State $53,000 a day

Casino City Times
Texas Senator says NO to Gambling

Dallas Morning News
Tiffs spice up GOP convention

Del Rio News-Herald
Personnel cuts in district likely

Monday, June 7, 2004

Dallas Morning News
Held Hostage: Schools still wait word from Austin

Dallas Morning News
Held Hostage

Fort Worth Star Telegram
School Finance, Take 2

San Antonio Express-News
Legislators fearing a summer session

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