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Advocating for Texas Public Schools
The Texas School Coalition is a statewide advocacy organization representing Texas school districts that pay recapture. We advocate for a school finance system that supports excellent public schools, preserves meaningful local decision-making, and balances sustainable state and local investments in the best interests of students and taxpayers.
Quick Facts
Recapture, also known as Robin Hood, is a program enacted by the Texas Legislature in 1993 that allows the state to take local property tax dollars from property-wealthy public school districts to help balance the state budget.
In the 2025-26 school year, 192 Texas school districts paid more than $2.3 Billion to the state of Texas in the form of recapture.
An increase in recapture from property-wealthy school districts does not increase school funding, but it does reduce the state’s funding obligation to public education.
An increase in property values from property-poor school districts does not increase school funding, but it does reduce the state’s funding obligation to public education.
The state legislature decides how much funding public schools receive.
In total, the state has removed over $45 billion in local property taxes from Texas communities through recapture.
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