Because school facilities taxes are part of many taxpayers’ total school property tax bill, the way that facilities are funded should be a fundamental part of comprehensive school finance reform. The growing investment of state tax dollars to help local school districts pay off facilities debt lends particular urgency to the need for state policymakers to establish standards, accountability, and controls for the debt that local school districts elect to incur and pass along to every taxpayer in the state.
K-12 Education
Texas Is Restoring the Proud Story of America
For too long, too many American students have graduated without understanding the country they inherited. They may know scattered names and dates, but they lack the full context of American history: the greatness of Western civilization, the ideas behind our founding, the sacrifices that built this nation, and the principles that allowed America to become...
September 4, 2026