School Finance Litigation

Recent Press Releases

4.16.12 Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition Represents 40% of Districts

4.3.12 DeSoto ISD Joins Fairness Coalition

Recent Filings & Orders

4.16.12 Scheduling Order

4.2.12 Order Granting Agreed and Unopposed Motion to Consolidate

3.28.12 Agreed & Unopposed Motion to Consolidate

Filed Petitions

10.11.11 Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition Original Petition (First Lawsuit Filing)

12.9.11 Haynes & Boone Original Petition

12.13.11 MALDEF Original Petition

12.22.11 Thompson & Horton Original Petition

1.26.12 Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition First Amended Petition

2.24.12 Efficiency Group Pleading (Fifth Lawsuit Filing)


State's Response

11.8.11 State Response to Coalition Lawsuit Filing



Litigation Packet

Resolution Template for School Districts to Join Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition
FAQ's for Districts
Resolution Template for Entities to Support Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition
FAQ's for Supportive Entities
Link to "Join the Fight" Campaign Board Resolution Language Template

Press Release Template Language for Districts
8.26.11 Justification for Litigation

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List of Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition Districts

Current as of 4.25.12 (414 School Districts)


City of Pflugerville Video Featuring Charles Dupre, President of the Texas Taxpayer & Student Fairness Coalition and Superintendent, Pflugerville ISD





Other Resources

Though not comprehensive, we've provided a list of important resources regarding the history of school finance litigation in Texas.

Yale Law Policy Review, The Edgewood Drama an Epic Quest For Education Equity
by Steven Farr & Mark Trachtenberg

The Texas School Finance Litigation Saga: Great Progress, Then Near Death by a Thousand Cuts
by Albert Kauffman

Inequitable Equilibrium: School Finance in the United States
by Jeffrey Metzler
 

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