This spring, the Texas legislature, led by Governor Rick Perry, has committed assault against the students and teachers of the state of Texas — a state which already is <a href=”http://texaslsg.org/texasonthebrink/texasonthebrink.pdf” target=”_hplink”>44th in the nation</a> in its funding of education. Draconian budget cuts were threatened from the beginning of the session as lawmakers realized there would be a substantial budget shortfall(largely brought on by the Governor’s and legislature’s decision to reduce property taxes in 2006) and as Tea Party affiliated candidates funded by outside groups […]