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Midland Schools Sue State Over Funding Rules | San Antonio News
Midland school district in oil-rich West Texas is suing the state over crippling funding rules, arguing that mandatory recapture payments—sending over $83 million this year, nearly a quarter of their local revenue—are strangling their ability to meet student needs. Trustees claim recent state changes stripped them of local tax control and forced them to spend money on state dictates rather than addressing their community’s unique challenges. Once designed to balance educational equity, the decades-old “Robin Hood” system now burdens districts like Midland, where half their students qualify…
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