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Abbott: Handcuffing Texas Instead of Paxton · Episode 8
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Texas ran on 'all-time high' school funding. The state's own budget board shows a nearly $10B inflation-adjusted drop since 2020. The receipts are public. Full sources:
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RECEIPTS (the sources behind this episode): • Biennial Revenue Estimate 2026-27 - Texas Comptroller: https://comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/biennial-revenue-estimate/2026-27/ • Certification Revenue Estimates - Texas Comptroller: https://comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/certification-revenue-estimate/ • Testimony to Senate Finance Committee on SB 1 – Texas Education Agency - Ever...: https://everytexan.org/2025/02/10/testimony-to-senate-finance-committee-on-sb-1-texas-education-agency/ • Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar Releases Biennial Revenue Estimate: https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/media-center/news/20250113-texas-comptroller-glenn-hegar-releases-biennial-revenue-estimate-1736274703829 • Catch Up Quick: 2026-27 Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) - Every Texan: https://everytexan.org/2025/01/13/catch-up-quick-2026-27-biennial-revenue-estimate-bre/ • Texas Comptroller Gives Biennial Revenue Estimate: https://www.texaspolicyresearch.com/texas-comptroller-gives-biennial-revenue-estimate/ • Fact-checking Gov. Abbott’s claim that public schools have an ‘all-time high’...: https://www.tpr.org/education/2025-05-13/fact-checking-gov-abbotts-claim-that-public-schools-have-an-all-time-high-of-15k-per-student • A Decade of Government Growth: Public School Spending - Texans for Fiscal Res...: https://texastaxpayers.com/a-decade-of-government-growth-public-school-spending/ • Fact-checking Gov. Abbott's claim that public schools have an 'all-time high'...: https://www.hppr.org/hppr-news/2025-05-13/fact-checking-gov-abbotts-claim-that-public-schools-have-an-all-time-high-of-15k-per-student • The 2026-27 Certification Revenue Estimate Transmittal Letter: https://comptroller.texas.gov/transparency/reports/certification-revenue-estimate/2026-27/ • Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock Releases 2026-27 Certification Revenue...: https://comptroller.texas.gov/about/media-center/news/20251014-acting-texas-comptroller-kelly-hancock-releases-2026-27-certification-revenue-estimate-1760381701256 • Greg Abbott (8085498826) (on screen at the open): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_(8085498826).jpg • Greg Abbott Buc-ee's Luling Texas 2024 (on screen at the open): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_Buc-ee%27s_Luling_Texas_2024.jpg • Greg Abbott by Gage Skidmore (on screen at the open): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg • Greg Abbott (8085498352) (on screen at the open): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_(8085498352).jpg • Greg Abbott (8085499282) (on screen at the open): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_(8085499282).jpg • Texas Gov. Greg Abbott holds a news conference with state agencies and local... (on screen at the open): https://www.texastribune.org/2022/05/27/greg-abbott-texas-uvalde-shooting/ • Greg Abbott - Wikipedia (on screen at the open): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Abbott • Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar (on screen at 1m08s): https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/fiscal-notes/government/2025/legacy-ftd/ • A photo of Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar presenting a state revenue estimate... (on screen at 1m08s): https://www.axios.com/local/austin/2022/09/21/texas-comptroller-prepping-higher-office-run • Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar speaks during a policy luncheon for many of Kil... (on screen at 1m08s): https://kdhnews.com/business/texas-comptroller-glenn-hegar-says-texas-s-future-is-bright-but-uncertain/article_a6076b70-7f04-11ec-88f9-5fbe54a560cb.html • Texas Comptroller Glenn Hegar says the economic impact from Harvey is minimal... (on screen at 1m08s): https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/harris-county/2023/03/10/445930/judge-temporarily-blocks-comptroller-hegars-ruling-that-harris-county-defunded-law-enforcement/ • How are the Texas economy and state budget looking? Comptroller Glenn Hegar s... (on screen at 1m08s): https://www.texasstandard.org/stories/texas-budget-revenue-estimate-comptroller-glenn-hegar/ • Greg Abbott (8085499484) (on screen at 2m15s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_(8085499484).jpg • Texas Governor Greg Abbott Holds Press Conference With Agriculture Secretary... (on screen at 2m15s): https://www.cbsnews.com/texas/tag/greg-abbott/ • Greg Abbott 2026 (on screen at 4m11s): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Greg_Abbott_2026.jpg