Counties with large areas of public land get federal funding that many rural schools rely on. The most recent round of payments in May will be the last unless Congress votes to extend the program.

The court stopped what would have been the first publicly funded religious charter school in the U.S., turning back conservatives and the state's GOP governor who have welcomed religious groups into public education.

Disability advocates say special education funding in Texas falls short by about $2 billion—leaving school districts to foot the bill. And even wealthy districts are struggling to come up with the missing funds.

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