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Texas Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign House Bill 2 today, a bill providing $8.5 billion in funding for public schools, at an event in Salado.

About half of the funds, $4.2 billion, are earmarked for teacher and staff pay raises.

The signing comes just over a month after Abbott signed school choice legislation into law.

SALADO, Texas - On Wednesday, Texas Governor Greg Abbott is expected to sign a bill that will provide $8.5 billion for public schools .

The bill signing will be held in Salado .

The event will be held just over a month after the governor signed school choice legislation into law that created a program to set aside taxpayer money for parents to pay for private schools.

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