Texas schools to receive $8.5 billion in new funding, see how this will affect local schools

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Texas public education is getting a major financial boost with $8.5 billion in new funding and an additional $4 billion dedicated to pay raises for teachers and staff through House Bill 2, recently signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott.

"It's about time that the Texas legislature puts public education teachers at the forefront," said Nancy Vera, president of Corpus Christi Federation of Teachers.

In the Coastal Bend, school districts like West Oso are preparing to distribute these much-needed funds to educators and staff.

"Our teachers with three to four years of experience will get $4,000 extra next year. And then teachers with five or more years of experience will get $8,000," said Superintendent Kimberly Moore of West Oso ISD.

Moore emphasized that this fin