Daily Dispatch 11/3/23: Dark Money Threatens Midland School Bond Election, and More

Progress Texas Podcasts · Nov 3, 2023 · 10m

Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas: A dark money operation funded by Tim Dunn of Defend Texas Liberty is pushing against a desperately-needed school bond proposal in Midland: https://www.texastribune.org/2023/11/02/tim-dunn-move-midland-school-bond/ Moves made two decades ago to make certification to teach elementary school in Texas had the side effect of driving down wages: https://theconversation.com/texas-tried-to-fix-its-teacher-shortage-by-lowering-requirements-the-result-was-more-new-teachers-but-at-lower-salaries-213962 Changes to requirements for universities to…