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Texas’ school finance system is controversial. This district is suing to change it.
Summary by Denton News Editorial Desk By Sarah Asch Texas Standard , as published by Denton Record-Chronicle
· July 27, 2026
· 1 min read
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Texas’ school funding system was designed to try and level the playing field between school districts that can raise a lot of money from local property taxes and those that can’t.
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What is this story about? Texas’ school funding system was designed to try and level the playing field between school districts that can raise a lot of money from local property taxes and those that can’t.
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