The headline at Texas Watchdog was ominous: Texas third in total state debt, low by per-capita measure; across all the states, underfunded liability shoots to $3.5 trillion Yikes! I thought, dang, the naysayers are right! Texas is buried in debt! … [Read more]
Cheryl Johnson: Identity theft possible after judge blocks Texas voter laws
Whoa, I didn't see this coming. Thanks go to Galveston County Tax Assessor Collector Cheryl Johnson for alerting the public to some serious consequences arising from an injunction issued by Federal District Judge Gregg Costa. You can read her entire … [Read more]
Texas Education IV: A Case Study in the Failure of a Method-Based Curriculum
I want to thank “Izzy,” who is a frequent commentator on the posts here on Big Jolly Politics, for his very creative comment to my last post, because it helped crystalize for me how I need to start this discussion about reforming our curriculum and … [Read more]
Lloyd Oliver files suit in State Court, Democrats want Federal
The sage of the Harris County Democratic Party trying to remove a man duly elected in a primary continues this afternoon. We just aren't certain where the latest round in the fight will be held. Harris County Democratic Party primary winner and … [Read more]
Weekend Link Post and on the air with Mark McCaig
Whoo Hoo! It's the weekend! As Marvin Zindler used to say, "Have a good weekend - good golf, good tennis, or whatever makes you happy." Well, what makes me happy is getting together with good friends, enjoying a meal, catching up on each other's … [Read more]
Texas Education III: National Policy is not the Answer to the Problem in our Classrooms
During the Carter Administration, Congress created the Department of Education. Many conservatives denounced this move as federal usurpation of a power left to state and local governments, and Ronald Reagan advocated abolishing the agency. His … [Read more]
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