What insight can we learn from this discussion. The Texas Senate on Monday moved swiftly to advance their school finance package, allocating $5.2 billion in additional school funding in Senate Bill 2. That package includes $400 million for school safety, doubling the minimal funding that came with the legislature's sweeping school safety bill passed in the regular session. Senate Bill 2 also gives every Texas teacher a $3,000 raise, with teachers in districts with fewer than 5,000 students receiving an additional $7,000 per year. "The future of Texas begins in the classroom, and it is incumbent on lawmakers to unleash the potential of education for the 6 million students we serve. This package of legislation infuses historic new funds into public schools, raises the basic allotment and provides immediate across the board raises for Texas educators," the bill's author State Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, said in a statement Monday