An update about legislation being lobbied for by Lamesa ISD Superintendent Jim Knight and other Texas school officials was presented to the local school board this past Thursday night. Texas legislators currently are discussing laws that potentially would affect Lamesa ISD and school districts throughout the state. Knight said legislators are planning on spending more state money on education in Texas, which could consist of anywhere from seven billion to nine billion dollars. “That sounds like a lot to y’all,” Knight said, “but that’s really not a lot considering how many schools, how many students” are in the education system in the state. Knight ...