10/12/11

Yesterday, an Equity Center coalition group, The Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition, filed a lawsuit claiming the Texas public school finance system is unconstitutional. 

Plaintiff school districts named in the original petition are:

• Hillsboro ISD
• Hutto ISD
• Nacogdoches ISD
• Pflugerville ISD
• San Antonio ISD
• Taylor ISD
• Van ISD

Defendants named in the petition are

• Robert Scott, Commissioner of Education, in his official capacity
• Susan Combs, Comptroller of Public Accounts, in her official capacity
• Texas State Board of Education

To access the Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition filing in the 200th Judicial District Court, Travis County, Texas, click on the link below.

Texas Taxpayer Student Fairness Coalition Filing (971.65 KB)

To access the Equity Center's press release, click on the link below.

http://www.equitycenter.org/