Castro/McBride: Time is now to address Texas school finance system
In 1993, the Texas Tech Lady Raiders won the NCAA Women's National Basketball Championship, and construction was completed on Lake Alan Henry. In Austin, our own Texas Speaker of the House Pete Laney and Lt. Gov. Bob Bullock gaveled in their respective chambers as the 73rd Texas Legislature convened.
That 1993 Legislative Session would also be the last in which lawmakers made major adjustments to the state's school finance system.
Ahead of the upcoming Legislative Session, the Chamber's visits with job creators, regardless of size of business or type of industry, continue to center on one common element: talent recruitment and workforce preparedness. This brings home the importance of an educational system that creates a workforce pipeline for the future of Texas.
