Why is Texans for Lawsuit Reform Negotiating Public Education Legislation?

[TexasTowelie]

With only days to go in the 83rd regular session, the Legislature still needs to come to an agreement on the budget and pass an education bill. Negotiations on HB 5, the bill that sets curriculum and requirements for high school graduation, among other things, continued late last night.

Today, the Texas Tribune reported that the lawmakers working on the bill were joined by some very special, very sleazy guests: Texans for Lawsuit Reform!

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst; House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio; Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston; and Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas, were among the elected officials present for the negotiations. The meeting also included staff from Gov. Rick Perry's office, and Texans for Education Reform lobbyists Mike Toomey, Dick Trabulsi and Florence Shapiro, a former senator who preceded Patrick in leading the upper chamber's education committee.

Texans for Education Reform is a group of folks from Texans for Lawsuit Reform who have decided to focus their efforts this session on promoting charter schools and school "choice."

More at http://www.burntorangereport.com/diary/13572/why-is-texans-for-lawsuit-reform-negotiating-public-education-legislation .

[font color=green]Education is a commodity for Republicans.

Knowledge equals profit. (Ferengi Commerce Authority Rule of Acquisition #74)[/font]

[northoftheborder]

1. They're trying to cram something evil for public education through at the last hour.

[LeftInTX]

2. Yuck

These groups never go away