This came in from Mr. Tim Holt:
https://www.texastribune.org/2016/10/24/analysis-high-property-taxes-start-austin-not-scho/
The article explains much about the way schools are financed in Texas.
We deserve better
Brutus
State funding of public schools
December 6, 2016
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City debt
December 2, 2016I guess that I should be proud to be thinking similarly to Rich Write over at elchuqueno.com, The link should take you to an article he posted on November 28, 2016. The post below was written on November 26 but was not scheduled to be posted until today:
The Texas comptroller keeps track of each city’s debt.
This clip came from the comptroller’s web site last week:
It tells us that from 2005 to 2014 our per capita debt increased by 83.9%.
Quality of life bonds
We probably should expect that with the $470 million or so of quality of life bonds that we approved.
Except:
The comptroller’s analysis shows the quality of life bonds substantially unissued.
We deserve better
Brutus
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Another thing to be thankful for
November 24, 2016We have many things to be thankful for.
Will Rogers said this:
“Be thankful we’re not getting all the government we’re paying for.”
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I hope that your holiday is a pleasant one.
We deserve better
Brutus
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Dirty politics
November 23, 2016Martin Parades over at elpasonews.org recently wrote a fine piece about the 8th court of appeals overturning the Gandara bribery conviction. You can read it here.
Acknowledging that the conviction itself was absurd and Mr. Gandara suffered personal harm Mr. Parades goes on to question the actions of our local district attorney.
While our district attorney has been absent in the vast majority of the recent public official criminal cases he chose to prosecute Mr. Gandara.
The end result was that the court of appeals found that there was insufficient evidence to prove that Mr. Gandara broke the law.
Why would this district attorney prosecute the Gandara case when he has ignored many others?
We deserve better
Brutus
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Republicans at bat
November 15, 2016Come January the republicans will have control over all of the elective branches of our feral government.
At the state level Republicans will occupy 33 or so of the state governorships.
The fifty state legislatures are currently 68% republican.
No one else to blame
They have an unusual opportunity to execute their agendas. Whatever happens in these next few years will solely be their responsibility.
We deserve better
Brutus
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elpasospeak 
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