Donna Howard

"There have been zero reported instances of any child born alive after an abortion in Texas."

Says Texas charter schools "get 100% state $/pupil funding while district schools (95% students) get about 1/3 funding from state w/ rest coming from local…

Says condoms "used to be tax-exempt here in Texas."

"Thirty-one percent of school districts are still receiving less funding per pupil than they did prior to the dramatic budget cuts of 2011."

Child care costs "in some states now exceed the average price tag for college tuition."

Texas has "the nation's highest rate and highest number of uninsured."

Says abortions are decreasing.

"We’re talking right now about a $12 billion hole in our current, so-called balanced" state "budget."

Says legislative cuts mean Texas is "spending on average $500 less per student."

"Fifty percent of our students who enter higher education need to take remedial courses because they are not prepared for college-level work."