The state’s prepaid tuition program-the Texas Guaranteed Tuition Plan-will run out of money between 2015 and 2017. By 2030, the program could cost taxpayers as much as $2.1 billion. To avert bankruptcy and keep the program on sound financial footing, reforms need to be made-like those made to the refund policy.
Taxes & Spending
How Much Did Texas’ Top-Paid Superintendent Make in 2023-24?
On Wednesday, the Houston Chronicle shed some light on a big and growing problem—education elites getting rich at taxpayer expense. And special attention was paid to the now-retired superintendent of Cypress-Fairbanks ISD (CFISD), Mark Henry. In its piece, the Chronicle’s writer notes: “Before his retirement in December 2023, Henry collected a base salary of $537,775...
September 13, 2024