The United States has created only a dozen federally recognized holidays (counting the quadrennial Inauguration Day). One scholar has suggested these be categorized into holidays celebrating America’s Christian and European heritage, American groups, and American individuals. It is to the last category I devote my inquiry. Three federal holidays commemorate individuals, these being Christopher Columbus,...
Why is Round Rock ISD refusing to turnover information regarding the procurement process for a lucrative multi-million dollar contract? That’s a question the school district doesn’t want to answer. The district recently approved a job order contract worth at least $5 million. A job order contract is a method of procurement for work that is...
The residents of Whitesboro, Texas recently reminded everyone that speaking up matters. Last month, the Whitesboro city government caused quite the stir when it first proposed an eye-popping tax increase that would have meant a 30% tax rate hike, a 45% jump in homeowner taxes, and a 39% growth in the tax levy. Here’s more...
It has become increasingly apparent that the cost of housing is rising at an alarming rate. Young Texans cannot become homeowners, and current homeowners are burdened by massive property tax bills that come from aggressive tax rate adoption, excessive debt, and the abuse of nonvoter-approved debt instruments like certificates of obligation. While this might be...
Competition is a part of the American spirit and inseparable from Texas culture. Few things are more enjoyable than watching the two opposing sides battle it out to beat the other. No other time of year captures the spirit of competition better than fall. Between football and the Major League Baseball playoffs, seemingly every day...
How much do Houston’s highest paid public school principals make in year? The Houston Chronicle has answers. According to a recently published analysis of the 50 highest-paid principals in the Houston area, administrator salaries ranged between $153,000 to more than $200,000, roughly 2-to-3 times the median household income. The highest paid principal was Mark Smith,...
One year ago today, Texans awoke to the most-terrible news. Terrorists and killers were, on that bright Saturday morning, swarming into Israel’s towns, communities, neighborhoods, and homes — and commiting acts of murder, torture, rape, and kidnap that have not lost their ability to shock in the year since. It was the largest mass murder...
Media attacked Bush over Katrina, but ignores Biden-Harris failures as Americans suffer. For five days, the U.S. Army’s helicopters stayed on the ground. The Biden-Harris administration’s response to Hurricane Helene has been slow, weak, and deadly—but, except for Fox News, you wouldn’t know it from the major media. Hurricane Helene made landfall on Thursday, Sept. 26, at 11:10...
The War and The Debate – 31 Days Until the Election Every Friday morning at 8:30 a.m., I join the Cardle & Woolley show, Talk 1370 Radio, in Austin to pick the week’s top Winners & Losers. A strong new job report came out this morning, just as the radio show was going on the...
Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc on the deepest red areas of North Carolina. Hundreds are dead and missing in the region. Destroyed roads and bridges and lack of water and electricity will make voting a challenge in a region that contributed a net of 231,000 votes for Donald Trump’s 2020 margin of 74,000 votes in the state. With early voting...
Sweetheart deals for public school superintendents are in the news—again. And this time, it’s the failing Fort Worth ISD that’s in the spotlight. Yesterday, media outlets revealed that FWISD had entered into a contractual arrangement with outgoing superintendent Angelica Ramsey, who recently became the source of controversy after Ft. Worth mayor Mattie Parker lambasted the...
On Monday, the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General released an explosive report revealing that CBP, ICE, and TSA are allowing immigrants entry into the U.S. and to board domestic flights without verifying their identity and vetting them for potential threats. “Under current processes, CBP and ICE cannot ensure they are keeping high-risk noncitizens without identification from...