The Senate Finance Committee approved its version of the budget Wednesday

Austin — The Houston Chronicle is reporting; The House Appropriations Committee voted on Thursday to put $1.5 billion more into public education on top of covering enrollment in the next two-year budget cycle, an amount equal to that endorsed by Senate budget-writers.

To read more, head to The Houston Chronicle's website: http://blog.chron.com/texaspolitics/2013/03/house-budget-writers-back-1-5-billion-more-for-education/