Texas education voucher clash stalls in conference committee
In Austin SB 1 overhauling public education sits deadlocked in a House Senate conference panel. The vote to approve the private school voucher option failed with Sen Greg Luna joining several House members to strip it from the bill.
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Bill Ratliff
Mount Pleasant
Paul Sadler
D-Henderson
House
Texas House
Hugo Berlanga
Corpus Christi
Senate
Texas Gulf Coast
Bush
CARTS Bus Service Aids Austin Riders Credit Local Support
Dear Editor notes missing benefits of CARTS service to Austin with trips every Monday and Thursday for medical appointments planes mall shopping and groceries. Hays County Senior Center churches and volunteers sustain the operation Gladys Strong runs the program without pay and reservations contact three local organizers. Bus departs Twin Mountain Manor at 9 a.m. returns about 3 30 p.m Capitol Area Rural Transportation Service.
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Hays County
Gladys Strong
Billie Lang
Marie Avendal
Twin Mountain Manor
Capitol Area Rural Transportation Service
Should Wimberley be named Woebegone
Letters discuss whether Wimberley exists as a locale and reference a parallel to Lake Wobegon. The piece cites a court plea over a permit and PEC plans to run high voltage lines through Wimberley near the RR 12 and Highway 2325 intersection. It highlights concerns about aesthetics affecting motorists and impacts on local institutions.
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Wimberley
Garrison Keillor
Lake Wobegon
Keillor
Commissioners Court
Bud Mince
Mince
Travis County
Pedernales Electric Cooperative, Inc
PEC
Bowen
Walk-a-Thon a Success at Passport to Playgrounds Event
Project Playgrounds thanks the community for support at the Passport to Playgrounds Walk-a-Thon held Friday May 12. The event saw 600 plus students from Scudder and Bowen campuses walking and singing with more than 100 sponsors and numerous volunteers contributing time creativity and pledges toward the playground project.
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Project Playgrounds
Scudder
Bowen
Scudder and Bowen
VFW 50th Year Parade Sponsored by Wimberley Chamber
The Chamber of Commerce will sponsor the VFW 50th Year of Rodeo Parade in Wimberley on Sunday July 2 at 3 p.m. Floats clowns bands horses and antique vehicles are invited. Parade awards support a charity of choice. Rodeo runs four nights June 30 to July 3 at VFW Veterans Park Rodeo Grounds starting 8 p.m. Apply by June 1 and contact 512-847-9482 for details.
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VFW
Wimberley Chamber of Commerce
VFW Veterans Park
Wimberley Candle Country
J.C. Bevers
D.D. Short
Jody Lander
Charles Ogden
Steve Flocke
Tom Short
Garden Club
Joe Cross
Texas
Hays County Master Gardeners and
Gardenville
San Marcos
Debate Over Shorts Policy At Danforth Secondary
Letter to the editor urging adherence to board amendments on dress code at Danforth Secondary School. Authors complain that shorts rules caused two week bans and ongoing enforcement issues, noting board minutes from 1992 and repeated handbook errors. They question administrative reactions and call for consistency.
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Danforth Secondary School
A Kid's View on the 90 ft Power Pole in Wimberley
Alan Colwell writes as a Bowen Campus student from Wimberley urging communal action to stop a 90 foot steel power pole. He warns it would affect daily life for current and future generations and calls for united effort to prevent its installation.
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Alan Colwell
Wimberley
Bowen
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