Texas Association of Business urges lawmakers to protect education funding

 AUSTIN — The president of one of the state’s largest business groups said Tuesday that legislators should protect funding for prekindergarten, textbooks, technology and merit pay for teachers as they consider cuts in public school funding to balance the state budget.

via the Austin bureau: http://dallasne.ws/dH576n

Texas legislative panel ready to search for school finance fix

Stutz reports on grim projections, few alternatives:

AUSTIN – A special legislative committee on school finance, concerned about the bleak revenue outlook for public education, indicated Tuesday that it will be open to a wide range of funding ideas as it drafts recommendations for the 2011 Legislature.