Greg Abbott Continues Lawsuit to Defend Billions in Cuts to Education
by: Emily Cadik
Hundreds of Texas school districts are back in court after a judge reopened the lawsuit that previously declared Texas's school finance system unconstitutional.
After the Texas legislature cut $5.4 billion from public schools in the 2011 legislative session, State District Judge John Dietz handed down his ruling that Texas's education funding scheme was neither sufficient nor fair. But after about two-thirds of the funding cuts were restored in the 2013 session, he recently reopened the case.
In his position as Attorney General, Greg Abbott has been defending the $5.4 billion in cuts in the lawsuit against school districts representing two-thirds of Texas public school children. He says it's just part of his job - something he is required to do. Except it's not.
While it would be unusual for Abbott to choose not to defend state law, it is neither unprecedented nor illegal. According to David Richards, former head of litigation at the Texas Attorney General's office, it is well within Abbott's right to move to settle the suit.
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