Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dustin Burrows endorsed the proposal that raises teacher pay and boosting spending on special education

Senators will hold a hearing Thursday on their counterproposal to the House's school funding bill. House Democrats and public education advocates have criticized the upper chamber for not moving faster to advance the legislation.

Gov. Greg Abbott may be able to move one step closer to delivering on what public advocates say has been a broken promise to fund Texas public schools. Legislation that would bring billions of dollars to public schools across the state will finally be heard in a Texas Senate Committee on Thursday after public school advocates argued that lawmakers,