Texas question
What started the Texas Permanent School Fund in 1854?
- A A special tax on the railroads
- B $2 million from the Compromise of 1850
- C A statewide lottery for education
- D A federal grant for public schools
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Answer: $2 million from the Compromise of 1850. The Legislature set aside $2 million of the $10 million the United States paid for Texas's western land claims. The fund still supports Texas public schools.