*This is HUGE for Latinos students in Texas. Kudos and thanks to the lawyers at MALDEF, and to all who hand a hand in this victory.There’s more to come, a turn at the Texas Supreme Court and then the work at the state legislature to make these changes palpable. VL
By Chuck Lindell, Austin American-Statesman
American-Statesman Staff
Texas’ system for financing public schools violates the state constitution, an Austin judge ruled Thursday.
The long-awaited ruling by state District Judge John Dietz — totalling 404 pages — ends the first chapter in a massive legal challenge that has already spanned three years and involves about two-thirds of the state’s school districts.
Dietz’s ruling next will be reviewed by the Texas Supreme Court, where another protracted legal battle ultimately will determine how Texas will pay for its schools — and how property taxes will be affected statewide.
Dietz found four constitutional problems with the way Texas finances its schools:
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