Plan keeps Texas public schools open amid funding fight
One day after adjournment, Judge McCown left the new wealth-equalizing school plan intact for the coming year while legal challenges loom from property-poor districts. Critics say inequities persist in revenue, facilities, and per-student funding gaps of 600 to 1,000 dollars.
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Village Centery Library Summer Reading Club Notes
Registration is underway for the Texas Readers Club summer program for preschoolers through fifth graders. Library logs track books read. weekly activities planned. Story Time for ages three to five runs Fridays 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. New fiction and non fiction titles are listed.
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Letters From North America by Peary Perry
A humorous meditation on gender language and political correctness. The author argues for lighter, practical speech about roles like waiter and police officer, laments overreach in gender neutrality, and suggests embracing differences with a playful tone. He cites examples from everyday life and wedding with a French slogan Vive Les Difference.
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PUC Review Sets Stage for GTE Service Rollout
Ramosek noted PUC approval will let GTE install needed equipment for service, potentially by next year. Docket 11591 is before the PUC. Roussos said Senate Bill 632 likely won’t affect Wimberley and Kyle due to exclusions and changes since filing.
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Lions and Tigers and Books Oh My reading program
The Village Library offers a summer program themed Lions and Tigers and Books Oh My for children below sixth grade. Texas Readers Club enrollment, library hours Monday Wednesday Friday, registration forms, logging books read, July activities, and volunteer roles including art, story time, drama, music, and decorations. Mary Powell contact at 847 2705 for registrations or donations.
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Texas Readers’ Club
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