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San Antonio business leaders say public schools need more money

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San Antonio business leaders have vowed to lobby state legislators in support of funding public education and limiting school voucher bills this legislative session. 

Not only have public schools not received increased funding from the state since 2019, school districts have also felt the financially crippling effects of post-pandemic inflation and budget deficits. And this as the state saw a record budget surplus of $34 million last session. 

In this week’s episode of “bigcitysmalltown,” podcast host Bob Rivard talks with Mario Barrera, a San Antonio attorney and former chairman of the Greater San Antonio Chamber of Commerce, and Luis Rodriguez, president and CEO of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, about why Texas ranks among the worst in funding public schools, what business leaders are doing to invest in education and the ongoing battle over school vouchers and their impact on public schools. 

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