Texas lawmakers weigh sweeping school reform bills and liabilities
Texas Senators back Ratliffs 1088 page education bill to strip TEA powers and cut the school year to 175 days while shifting control to local districts and boards. House proposals favor pilot charter projects and limited vouchers amid broader tort reform, pension changes, and sex education polls.
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Bill Ratliffs
Texas Education Agency
Ratliff
Bob Bullock
Ratliffs
Senate
Eeee Ratliff
Mount Pleasant
Senate Education Committee
Bullock
Paul Sadler
House Education Committee
Sadler
Viewpoint on Matilda the Muscovy Duck and Quack
Liz Ward recalls Matilda and Gertrude the Muscovies as they join Quack and Queenie’s mate. She notes Queenie’s killing by dogs and the threat to their eggs. The tale contrasts duck breeds and fears, ending with a call to legal action over property nesting.
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Queenie
Matilda
Gertrude
Quack
Hor
WGC seeks help locating four missing scrapbooks
The Wimberley Garden Club asks members and former members to search for four important scrapbooks of past club events. They believe the scrapbooks are around somewhere and request help from memories, closets, attics, and other places to locate the missing Garden Club Mementos. Nancy Lee Seifert signs the appeal.
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Wimberley Garden Club
Residents’ Letters to Judge O Malley Published
Wimberley residents submit correspondence to the Wimberley View for publication. The letters address local issues and reflect community perspectives intended for public consideration.
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O Malley
Wimberley
The
Wimberley View
PEC Substation Proposal Faces Wimberley Community Battle
A resident urges Judge O Malley to consider Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc. relocation of a 138000 volt substation in Wimberley Texas. The writer warns the project is a dangerous burden and could bring harm to the community, requesting consideration by written testimony.
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Texas
University of Texas
Harte-Hanks Communications Inc
Judge O'Malley
Pedernales Electric Cooperative Inc
Wimberley
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc
Letters From North America by Peary Perry nostalgia piece
A reflective essay contrasts grandparents era comforts with today’s tech driven homes. The narrator imagines future grandchildren recalling 1950s and 60s households, from black and white TVs to toasters, window fans, and maps, amid growing gadgetry and changing tastes.
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Peary Perry
Los Angeles
Residents defend Wimberley from encroaching commercialism
A letter extols Wimberley’s natural beauty, praising the Blanco River and Cypress Creek watershed and urging locals to resist greed and urban development. It contrasts modest living with the push to exploit the landscape, likening the fight to Austin’s Barton Springs preservation efforts. The writer appeals to community pride and traditional values in safeguarding the town’s pristine, hill country charm.
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Austin
San Antonio
San Marcos
Jacob's Well
Blanco
Wimberley
Barton Springs
Local schools distribute 14 000 Hug coupons
The Hays Caldwell Council thanks participants for supporting the Hugs Not Drugs program. With help from local businesses and school staff 14 000 Hug coupons were distributed in schools. Dairy Queen Wimberley Express and Video Movie Center supplied prizes for coloring contest winners. Community effort is key to a drug free goal.
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Hays-Caldwell
Dairy Queen
Wimberley Express
Lone Star Theatre Thank You for Festival Support
VHS students thank the community for support of Festival 95 the fifth annual One-Act Play event hosting twenty schools over four days. Mrs. Lou Ida Marsh provided critiques while daily luncheons awards and audience attendance boosted the effort. The WHS Lone Star Theatre preserves its reputation as the best one act festival in the state.
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Lone Star Theatre
VHS
Lou Ida Marsh
WHS
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