(The Center Square) — State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, who authored the Texas Senate’s education package, including Texas’ first school choice bill, is countering a claim made by Texas AFT that public schools remain underfunded.

Texas AFT called on the Texas Senate, including Creighton, to pass a House public school funding bill claiming, “educators and staff across the state have been laid off, campuses have been closed and consolidated, and deep budget cuts threatened extracurriculars, academic programs, and the support staff who helped the whole student thrive.”