Texas Gov. Greg Abbott adds school finance, retired teacher benefits to special session agenda

By Aliyya Swaby Texas legislators could end up passing bills to reform the state’s school finance system and help out retired teachers this special session. After the Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass a bill keeping several key state agencies alive, Gov. Greg Abbott immediately expanded the special session agenda by adding 19 items — and dramatically expanded the focus of two education-related priorities he had announced last month.

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Source: Community Impact- Round Rock