Texas Political Parlor

The Doggett Amendment

August 12, 2010 2:37 pm by: KUT Staff

More than $830 million is headed from Washington to Texas to help fund education jobs.

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But U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Austin) wanted to make double-darn sure the money would be used for education. In this week’s “Texas Political Parlor,” KUT’s Ian Crawford and Kate Alexander of the Austin American-Statesman discuss the Doggett Amendment and whether legislators keep the promise of not trimming state education spending by a similar amount.

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