We received a letter from our son’s School Principal today requesting support for the fight to protect education in Denton ISD (Denton, Texas). Due to cutbacks in Texas Public Schools, the Denton ISD could see cuts by as much as $40 million! Here’s a list of Texas State Representatives to contact on a local level about the problem:
Myra Crownover myra.crownover@house.state.tx.us
Tan Parker tan.parker@house.state.tx.us
Chris Harris chris.harris@senate.state.tx.us
Jane Nelson jane.nelson@senate.state.tx.us
Craig Estes craig.estes@senate.state.tx.us
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Written by: Mark Johnson
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An article in the VALLEYMORNINGSTAR reports: Rep. Craig Eiland, who serves on the House budget-writing committee with Pitts, predicted college financial aid programs like Texas Grants likely will be closed to incoming freshman and that public schools would lose up to $6 billion in state funding.
“It will impact every school in this state,” Eiland said. The state’s teacher retirement fund and health insurance for retired state employees also would suffer, he said. Medicaid payments to doctors and nursing homes will take a hit, Eiland predicted. CLICK HERE to read the full article.