Texas education chief is in Washington to discuss $830 million in potential school aid 12:33 PM CT
12:44 PM CDT on Friday, August 27, 2010
More than $830 million in education funding is at stake today in a meeting between Texas and Washington education officials.
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Texas Commissioner of Education Robert Scott is meeting with U.S. Department of Education officials this afternoon in Washington, working on a way to allow Texas to get the money despite statutory conditions placed on the grant. Those conditions are at the center of a dispute between Republican Gov. Rick Perry and a leading congressional Democrat from Texas, Rep. Lloyd Doggett of Austin.
"I would be surprised if they walk away with a clear answer, but they