Texas News State Rep. Diego Bernal On Tackling Education Funding During The Pandemic By Texas Standard Published January 8, 2021 at 11:19 AM CST Twitter LinkedIn Email Your browser doesn’t support HTML5 audio An elementary student in Austin learning at school after it reopened during the pandemic.Michael Minasi/KUT News The Democratic state representative from San Antonio says Texas must do more than just maintain the status quo when it comes to funding public schools, even in tough economic times.