NEWS
Local Debt Requires Local Action
Reforms to the debt-issuing process are needed to make it more fair and transparent. Several schools we’ve approached are working to adopt them, but others won’t if Texans fail to ask!
Wallace Hall Wins
In a symbolic vote Monday afternoon, the Texas House Select Committee on Transparency in State Agency...
Democrat is right, there is a difference with Hegar & the GOP
"Democratic comptroller nominee Mike Collier says GOP rival Glenn Hegar bragged to a tea party interviewer...
Big Cities Lean Left
The fact that larger, urban areas lean to the political “left” shouldn’t surprise anyone. But the degree to...
Tone-deaf TxDOT
The Texas Department of Transportation is suffering from a lack of hearing—public hearings that is. As of...
Birdville ISD Poised to Make History
Despite bi-partisan opposition to landmark disclosure and transparency reforms supported by the Texas State...
TXDOT’s driverless leadership
TXDOT continues to be the best parody of itself. At the last Texas Transportation Commission meeting,...
What “they” have is no justification for local spending
When children and adolescents come to mom and pop with the idea that they need something such as a...
Katy ISD’s Massive Bond Proposal And The Return of The Megadebt Stadium
During a meeting last Monday, stakeholders in Katy ISD presented for consideration a bond package for the...
Political Maneuvering With Streetcar “Defeat”
On Monday the 28th, recently appointed San Antonio Mayor Ivy Taylor called on the city to re-purpose $32...
Texas Mayors Surrender Sovereignty
Texans are becoming increasingly frustrated with the unconstitutional power the federal government is taking...
Netroots Education Panel: Kill School Choice
Five out of five progressive education activists at Netroots Nation agree: there cannot be choice or...