Taxpayers are forced to keep funding the problem-plagued bus bureaucracy Dallas County Schools – whether they use its services or not. Will they vote to shut it down if the legislature doesn’t?
Erin Anderson
Collin College Kicks Off $600 Million Spending Spree
Mega-spending financed by the community college’s voter-approved mega-bond begins in earnest.
Dallas County’s ‘Junk’ Bus Bureaucracy Is Downgraded Again
Moody’s says Dallas County Schools will “likely default” on some of its $130 million debt, and its financial outlook “remains negative.”
Candidates Lining Up to Fill Collin County Seats
With Collin County’s top elected official announcing he’ll step down from public office at the end of his current term, several candidates are stepping up.
Dallas Election Results In, Criminal Voter Fraud Investigation Continues
“Our problem with these ballots is that someone forged names. They forged it on the ballot. They forged it on the application.”
North Texas Voters Approve Billions in Bond Debt
Voters who bothered to show up approved 17 of 20 bond propositions on the May 6 ballot in Metroplex cities and school districts.
Turnout Expectedly Low in Local Metroplex Elections
Only one Metroplex county reported double-digit turnout in May 6 local elections.
Term Limits Are Indirectly on the City of Allen’s May Ballot
Politicians are fond of saying, “We have term limits. They’re called elections.” But elections haven’t limited the Allen mayor’s term, yet.
Lewisville ISD Promotes $737 Million Mega-Bond As a “Basic, No-Frills Package”
Another Texas school district is pushing a mega-bond “for the kids” that includes rising tax burdens, irresponsible debt levels, and excessive spending – all while enrollment is slowing.
Problem-Plagued Bus Bureaucracy Under Fire From All Sides
A feud with Dallas ISD threatens to sink embattled bus agency Dallas County Schools as the Texas Legislature is pushing to shut it down.