Texas Education Crisis Deepens Amid Tax Increases
Texas faces education woes as high school seniors underperform basic skills tests and the Legislature increases taxes despite a Supreme Court ruling. Gov. Richards signals possible special sessions, touts trade pacts with Mexico, and pushes tax and education reforms while national plans falter.
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Letters County Needs New Sheriff in Hays County
A reader urges voters to scrutinize Sheriff Hastings tenure. Criticisms include restricted access to the department, extended prisoner holds, alleged preferential treatment for associates, questionable bond office rent, a federal lawsuit settlement exceeding 125000 dollars, and audit concerns over the Prisoner Trust Fund. See Fletcher, Page 7.
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Hastings Responds to Letter Regarding Sheriff Election
In a letter responding to critics in the media, Hastings cites personnel changes at the jail, cites former investigators Dees and Fletcher, and defends a 43 percent FBI Uniform Crime Clearance Rate as record. He notes taking office in January 1989, expanding the department and addressing drug-related crime amid population growth near two major cities.
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