Charter schools are funded an average of $1,621 less per student than independent school districts. This disparity is driven by unequal facilities funding. Charter schools receive a facilities allotment, but the funding for this allotment is capped at $60 million for all charters statewide.
Foreign Policy
Tackling Qatari Influence in Texas by the Horns
As an undergraduate at the University of Texas, I was tasked with investigating the funding sources of Hamas, the terrorist group that murdered 1,200 people, including 46 Americans, on Oct. 7, 2023. A truth became apparent: Qatar was not only one of Hamas’s biggest funders, having contributed billions of dollars, but also one of the largest foreign...
April 6, 2026