Nothing's more important than education, and 50 percent of this state's budget is spent on education, so I can think of no more important role for the comptroller in this state than to be addressing education needs. The state comptroller accounts for state funds and serves as Texas' chief tax collector and administrator. But he added that it's necessary to have an ongoing revenue stream. Lawmakers in 1995 increased the minimum salary and tied it to state spending on education. About 25 percent of teachers are at the minimum scale.
School districts can pay over the minimum.
Ron Dusek, spokesman for the attorney general, said there currently are not plans that would designate any proceeds from the lawsuit for a particular purpose. Paul Hobby, who is seeking the Democratic nomination for comptroller, said he favors a teacher pay raise. E.W. Scripps Publications , All Rights Reserved. Site users are subject to our User Agreement . We also have a Privacy Policy .