NEWSTALK 860 » texas budget crisis

School Staff Mocks Perry with Rendition of Hee-Haw Song

Jim Bell — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 14:34:45 +0000

They've tried letters, emails, and lobbyists. But this month, a north Texas school superintendent and his administrators found another way to express their feelings about state budget cuts and standardized testing.

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Library Reading Programs Endangered by State Budget Cuts

Jim Bell — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 14:07:35 +0000

Like most other state-funded programs, public library summer reading programs in Angelina County and all over Texas are feeling the pinch of tighter purse strings.

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School Superintendents Say Education Will Suffer if School Funds are Cut

Jim Bell — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 16:27:35 +0000

The Texas Legislature has passed a new state budget that cuts, among other things, $4 billion dollars out of funding for the state's public schools. School Superintendents around the state say that's a recipe for educational disaster.

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Angelina School Districts Could Lose $1 Million if Budget Passes

Jim Bell — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 16:09:42 +0000

The state budget bill just passed by the Texas House would cut state funding of public schools by $8 billion dollars. Every school district in the state would be affected. School districts in Angelina County would lose $1 million each, and local school officials say they're worried.

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New Textbooks Are on Chopping Block in the State Budget Crisis

Jim Bell — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:20:36 +0000

In addition to losing teachers, Texas schools could also lose new textbooks in the legislature's struggle to balance the state budget, and it's turning into a tug of war between the legislature and the State Board of Education.

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