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Texas schools have yet to see a dime of $19B Congress allocated in federal stimulus money Chron 4 days ago © Ben Powell, Associated Press For more than a year, the federal government has been pumping billions of dollars into school districts across the country to help them meet the demands of the pandemic. Most states have used that pot of stimulus funds as Congress intended: buying personal protective equipment for students and teachers, laptops for kids learning from home, improved ventilation systems for school buildings to prevent virus transmission and covering other costs. But in Texas, local schools have yet to see an extra dime from more than $19 billion in federal stimulus money given to the state. After Congress passed the first stimulus bill last year, officials used the state s $1.3 billion education share to fill other holes in the state budget, leaving public schools with few additional resources to pay for the costs of the pandemic.

New yorkUnited statesDepartment of educationDistrict of columbiaHarold duttonLibby cohenMichelle smithGreg abbottBen powellLaura yeagerMark henryFairbanks independent school districtHouse appropriations committeeFund txed recoveryHouse public education committeeTexas state teachers association