Education chief: Court puts funding talks on hold Associated Press Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Updated 4:36 pm, Wednesday, January 23, 2013 Williams, who was appointed by Gov. Rick Perry as the state's new education chief in October, said after testifying to the powerful Senate Finance Committee that it was premature to discuss public school funding until the court case is settled. Unlike the Great Recession that dogged the state's revenue outlook in ... Read More