There was an interesting story in the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal about the large number of Mennonites who have immigrated to the Gaines County and Seminole-area over the past thirty years.
Pratt on Texas
Are bond issues a good deal for the children or taxpayers?
I realize those who always push for more school spending for projects small to large believe themselves to be acting in the interest of children. I’ll show you why it’s not true
Houston’s mayor dances funny on White
The AP headline: “Houston Mayor Annise Parker rips Rick Perry”.
White opposed to more Texas Tier 1?
The most interesting, and telling, comments on higher education spending and policy were from Democrat candidate for Governor Bill White, in a Q and A piece that ran in several Texas newspapers this past weekend.
Save Rainy Day Fund for real emergencies
The headline: “Tornado narrowly misses downtown Dallas after day of floods”. The Dallas Morning News story went on to report that “a tornado sliced through the center of Dallas
TABC needs to go the way of Prohibition
Not aware of just how out of control the TABC, the notorious Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, is?
With those scores, I’d want to end testing too.
After years of whining and gnashing of teeth, Texas public schools were able to effect major change in the state’s testing programs in the last Legislature. Soon to be gone is the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills, or TAKS test.
Are current border enforcement schemes worth the money?
This weekend, AP reported: “A gunbattle erupted between Mexican police and gunmen near the Rio Grande
Do Texas universities need higher appropriations?
Last Thursday’s hearing of the interim joint higher education committee in Austin was the first opportunity for several of Texas’ university leaders to address lawmakers
Are many Texas officials any different from D.C. Democrats?
The volatility of the U.S. economy hasn’t been helped by Democrat and White House policies and those failed policies are hitting the Texas state budget hard – harder than estimated by the Comptroller a year ago.