Marfa
Marfa, TX · Education
KMID ABC Big 2 News
Diamondback Energy gives Midland College $1 million check
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – Diamondback Energy presented Midland College with a check for over $1 million that will go towards the Instrumentation & Electrical and Automation program. “Diamondback’s continued support prepares our students for success after graduation through practical, hands-on learning,” said Damon Kennedy, president of Midland College. “These new resources will create an even […]
drbmediacommunicationsdigitalnews.tv
The Odessa Rainbow Room-School Supply Drive and Stuff The Backpack Event
(David Gomez, AiNews Anchor-DRB Media Communications Digital News) This is DRB Media Communications Digital News. Phillips 66 presented a check for school supplies to the Odessa Rainbow Room. Danny Barrera has the story. Odessa, Texas/July 26, 2026-Child Protective Services recently held a School Supply Drive from June 1st through July...
springtownepigraph.com
New challenge to school funding system
The Midland school district is suing Education Commissioner Mike Morath and other state leaders in another challenge to the state’s public school finance system, known as “Robin Hood,” according to The Texas Tribune. Three legal challenges over the past three decades have failed, with Texas courts ruling...
The Center Square
Midland ISD sues TEA over recapture 'Robin Hood' program, argues it's unconstitutional
(The Center Square) – A school district in an oil rich county in far west Texas has sued the state over a public school tax recapture program. The lawsuit could upend how public schools are funded and ultimately decide who controls how local property tax revenue is spent. Midland ISD sued the Texas Education Agency, arguing the current state recapture policy is unconstitutional. It asks the judge to declare that the recapture program is violating Article VIII, Section 1-e of the Texas Constitution, which states, “[n]o State ad valorem taxes shall be levied upon any property within this State.” In the fiscal 2026 school year, the lawsuit says that the state "recaptured" $83 million of the $313 million in property taxes Midland ISD collected, or 27% of the total. It also argues the Maintenance and Operation (M&O) tax for the Foundation School Program , designed to ensure “all school districts, regardless of property wealth, receive ‘substantially equal access to similar revenue per student at similar tax effort’," has never received voter approval required by the Texas Constitution. The state currently takes 27% of Midland ISD’s M&O revenue and redistributes it to Austin. Some lawmakers claim the funds are redistributed to
yourbasin.com
KMID ABC Big 2 News
Midland ISD sues state over ‘unconstitutional school tax’
MIDLAND, Texas (KMID/KPEJ) – The Midland Independent School District filed a lawsuit against the State of Texas and Texas Education Agency Commissioner Morath, stating that the State’s school financial system has become an unconstitutional statewide property tax. MISD adds that the tax was imposed with a single vote from the district’s own board or voters. […]
Click2Houston.com
Texas’ longstanding “Robin Hood” school finance system will face a new legal challenge
Midland ISD will sue Texas officials over the state’s so-called Robin Hood funding system for public schools, a significant attempt at forcing lawmakers to revisit how they go about ensuring low-income campuses benefit from resources similar to those that wealthier campuses enjoy. The West Texas school trustees voted unanimously...
KXAN
San Angelo LIVE!
Midland ISD Considers Lawsuit Challenging Texas School Finance System
MIDLAND, TX — The Midland Independent School District (MISD) Board of Trustees is scheduled to vote Tuesday, July 21, 2026, on whether to authorize a constitutional lawsuit against the state of Texas over its school funding and recapture system, commonly known as "Robin Hood."
KVUE
Midland ISD School Board considering suing Texas over recapture program