Texas will need to invest $174 billion over the next 50 years to keep up with water demand, according to a draft 2027 state water plan approved last week, the Austin American- Statesman reported. That is more than twice the projected cost in the previous state water plan published in 2022. The draft...

FISD Bond The bond election information on the FISD website states “taxpayers should not anticipate a tax rate increase as a result of this bond”. The Notice of Election reports the new bonds will add $338,891,250 in debt service for a combined total for FISD to be $466,441,003 - almost half a Billi...

Texas has embarked on a massive, billion-dollar experiment using public tax dollars through its new school voucher program. The initiative was sold to the public on a simple premise. It promised to provide a lifeline for struggling public school students seeking better educational options. But as th...

Conservative humorist Cullen Hightower once quipped: “there’s always somebody who is paid too much and taxed too little. And it’s always somebody else...

Fredericksburg ISD’s proposed $160-million bond should be viewed with caution, especially by taxpayers who are already feeling squeezed by rising cost...

April 14, 1976 Students in grades one through six are urged to get ready for the annual Bicycle Road-E- to be held Tuesday, April 27, on the Frederick...