Yippee! The words of the great Linus can hang on the door of a Killeen ISD school room: Today, a Bell County judge issued a ruling that a Christmas poster in Killeen, TX could be placed back on the door with the additional text “Ms. Shannon’s … [Read more]
Dallas Today, Houston Tomorrow-Pension Collapse
The City of Dallas Pension Board voted to suspend withdrawals from the Deferred Option Retirement Plan (DROP) system on Thursday, December 8. There will be those Dallas firefighters and police officers who successfully exited the DROP system, and … [Read more]
Texas School Districts and Illusions of Local Control
Public school districts have great power over families, but are not as locally accountable as they first appear. According to local news reports, the Cy-Fair Independent School District is planning to re-draw attendance zones again, and the Board … [Read more]
Houston Chronicle’s Chris Tomlinson is a bigot
It's sad that the only major newspaper in one of the largest cities in the country promotes bigotry. The Houston Chronicle's business columnist, Chris Tomlinson, is a bigot and the newspaper prints his offensive screeds regularly. BIGOT: a person … [Read more]
Harris County Republican Party disaster continued…last one!
So, is this my last look at the disastrous 2016 election results for Paul Simpson's Harris County Republican Party before offering promised solutions? Maybe. We'll see. As I said in the previous look at the HCRP's disastrous results, I don't think … [Read more]
Dallas wins the Bankruptcy Contest
Who would have ever thought that the Houston pension problem would take a back seat to an impending City of Dallas bankruptcy? The word usage on the Dallas problem is phenomenal. Dallas’ present financial condition immediately morphed into the … [Read more]
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