Late last month, the San Antonio Water Systems Board of Trustees unanimously approved a controversial $3.4 billion pipeline project to bring more water to San Antonio, which is now pending approval before city council on October 30th. The Vista Ridge Pipeline is a...
In a letter sent September 25th, Katy Independent School District apologized to parents for releasing their email addresses via Public Information requests to PACs participating on both sides of the November bond election. The release resulted in parents receiving...
It is painfully apparent to Houstonians that their city’s financial practices are less than prudent. With a strong-mayor system repeatedly run by far-left mayors whose official privilege includes writing the city budget, it comes as little surprise that Houston will...
Katy ISD School Board of Trustees unanimously voted last month to place a $750 million bond referendum on the November ballot, despite community requests to bifurcate the package giving voters more freedom over the fiscal decisions of their school district. The calls...
During a meeting last Monday, stakeholders in Katy ISD presented for consideration a bond package for the November ballot. At a blinding $750 million, it would be the most expensive bond package in the history of the district. Voters may also notice a disturbing...
On Monday the 28th, recently appointed San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor called on the city to re-purpose $32 million previously set aside for an expensive and unpopular streetcar project on more general infrastructure improvement projects. That’s certainly good news for...
We’ve previously touched on Fort Worth ISD’s unjustified borrowing addiction earlier this year, citing the district’s addition of over $1 billion in new debt since 2006 to finance “classroom growth” despite enrollment growing by less than four percent. Now, it seems...
In the defense of liberty, the importance of paying attention to local politics can hardly be overstated. Unfortunately, it tends to take a back seat with most people, and we all eventually pay a high price for indifference. Beaumont is one such case; residents are...
It is no secret among Austin insiders that Senator Bob Deuell has been “friendly” to the ObamaCare lobbyists at the Texas Medical Association. He’s favored them by authoring legislation to expand Medicaid and supporting the enabling legislation that implemented...
As one could have expected from Joseph Krier’s habitually cavalier perspective towards fiduciary responsibilities,San Antonio’s interim city council appointment for District 9 was quick to approve the first portion of a rate-hike package proposed by the San Antonio...