Obama signs bill that requires Texas to maintain education spending to receive federal funds

What?

Texans are going to have to become educated?
I hope I live to see the day.

WASHINGTON – Texas would have to preserve its current education spending levels through 2013 to qualify for more than $830 million in federal aid under a Texas-specific provision signed into law Tuesday by President Barack Obama.

The mandate passed the House on Tuesday afternoon as part of a $26 billion jobs protection bill, despite strong opposition from Texas Republicans.

Question: Are the Republicans FOR anything?