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This week in Texas: fight for public school funding, money problems in the city of Houston, etc.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — In an all-new episode of This Week in Texas, ABC13 digs deeper into the fight over public school funding.

A state representative calling for a special legislative session and the school’s principal of the year, who shares concerns about deficit budgets, discuss these pressing issues.

This episode also covers the money problems in the city of Houston and the actions taken by Mayor John Whitmire for the fire and police departments.

“Everything is on the table,” Mayor Whitmire said at a news conference. “We’re going to listen to Houstonians.”

Next, a new effort in Texas to promote gun safety is described, with a conversation with the state director of the national gun violence prevention group Giffords.

Plus, ABC13’s panel of political insiders shares their views on all these topics.

Did you miss an episode? Catch up on previous episodes of This Week in Texas here.

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