Texas superintendents say lack of school safety funding may lead to budget cuts

An Austin Independent School District police vehicle parked outside of McCallum High School in Austin, on Dec. 28, 2012. (Credit: Tamir Kalifa for The Texas Tribune)

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Public school administrators were well aware that the Texas House’s vote to block a school voucher program last month would likely mean getting no new money for teacher raises and inflation adjustments this year. Gov. Greg Abbott had long threatened to veto any education funding bill without a voucher component.