Austin judge dreams of easy school finance case
12 days ago
From October to February, Dietz heard 45 days of testimony and arguments in a bundle of lawsuits against the state's public school funding system, then he declared that system unconstitutional.
Tarrant Democrat files bill to boost state education spending
107 days ago
Dietz's ruling upheld all the key points in the school districts' suits, but plaintiffs are appealing the decision to the Texas Supreme Court, which will likely have the final say in the case.
Recent editorials from Texas newspapers
127 days ago
Also, it's expected the state will appeal this week's ruling, plus District Judge John Dietz, who made the ruling, said he'd wait a month before issuing his written ruling, complete with more...
Judge's ruling on school funding could cost Texas billions
134 days ago
Dietz's ruling was in favor of more than 600 school districts statewide that sued the state after the Legislature cut $5.4 billion from public education funding in 2011.
Fixing Texas school finance may mean big price tag
134 days ago
The figure Dietz offered could mean Texas will have to find additional funding to cover more than double the cost of the cuts - and that was simply a hypothetical.
School districts prevail in funding lawsuit
135 days ago
After announcing his findings point-by-point from the bench, Dietz said he would release an omnibus opinion with more details within four to six weeks.
Judge: Texas school finance is unconstitutional
135 days ago
In 2005, Dietz found the previous funding system unconstitutional and directed the Legislature to devise a new one.
Testimony ends in lawsuit over Texas school funding
140 days ago
Dunn said that, to his knowledge, if Dietz finds that Texas is obligated to provide facilities funding, it will be the first such decision of its kind in the country.
Official admits to errors in school finance report
161 days ago
They were widespread enough that state District Judge John Dietz ordered the Texas Attorney General's office to fix them and compile a new version of the report by next week.
School finance trial resuming after holiday break
164 days ago
The districts spent nearly two months calling witnesses and presenting evidence of the effects of the cuts to state District Judge John Dietz.