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- ArticleNews
Going Past the Tax Limit Should Take More Than a Coin Flip. HB 687 Says 60 Percent.
HB 687 would require 60 percent of voters to approve a local property tax rate above the voter-approval rate, up from a simple majority, starting in 2028.
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Schools Keep the Four-Day Week?
Texas four-day school weeks can aid teacher recruitment, but state data show academic risks. Should districts keep control of the calendar choice?
- ArticleNews
A 30 Year Loan Should Need More Than a Coin Flip. HB 238 Raises the School Bond Bar.
HB 238 would require 60 percent voter approval for Texas school bonds, up from a simple majority, if voters also pass a constitutional amendment.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Schools Lock Student Phones Away All Day?
Texas requires schools to prohibit student phone use during the school day. Here are the strongest arguments for locked storage and more flexible enforcement.
- ArticleThe Work
I Published the Number That Makes My Own Database Look Bad
8,615 of my 8,914 official records are past due for a source check, and I put that on the page. Why the gap belongs in public, and what you actually own.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Make School Meals Free for Every Student?
Texas uses income rules and eligible community programs for free meals. Should breakfast and lunch be free for every public-school student statewide?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Every Texas Graduate Have CPR and Bleeding Control Certification?
Texas requires lifesaving skills instruction, but not certification. Should every graduate leave school certified in CPR, AED use, and bleeding control?
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Require Middle and High Schools to Start at 8:30 or Later?
Longview secondary schools open before 8:30. Sleep research favors later starts, but buses, sports, work, and family schedules make the policy difficult.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Your Money Should Not Hire Lobbyists. HB 117 Says Stop.
HB 117 would bar Texas cities, counties and school districts from using public money to hire lobbyists. What the bill does, what it allows, and why.
- ArticleTexas & Community
Should Texas Require the Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom?
Texas now requires the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms. Here are the law, current court ruling, and strongest arguments on both sides.
- ArticleTexas Education
Should Texas Move Faster on Full-Time Virtual Public Schools?
Texas opened a new path for full-time virtual campuses. Should the state expand faster, or demand more proof before online schools scale statewide?
- ArticleOpinion
Did Texas Make the School Phone Ban Too Broad?
Texas bars student phone use across the full school day. Here is the strongest case for the rule, the strongest objection, and the question for parents.
- ArticleNews
New Governor. Same Takeover Law. Follow the Book.
Texas takeover districts brace for change under a new governor. The Education Code already sets how boards of managers leave. Read the law first.
- ArticleTexas Education
Did Texas Get the New Personal Finance Graduation Requirement Right?
Texas now requires a financial literacy credit for new ninth graders. Here are the strongest arguments for the personal finance mandate and against it.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should One Library Book Cost a Texas School an Entire Letter Grade?
Texas leaders may tie school library compliance to A through F ratings. Here are the strongest arguments for protecting children and preserving honest grades.
- ArticleEast Texas
Your Appraisal Board Is Still on the Ballot. December 12.
Two Gregg County Appraisal District board seats go to a December 12 runoff. Here is the law, the results, and the dates you need to vote.
- ArticleEast Texas History & Safety
The East Texas Disaster That Gave Gas a Warning Smell
The 1937 New London school disaster led Texas to authorize natural-gas odorization, giving future leaks a warning people could smell before ignition.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Abolish Property Taxes? First Show What Replaces Them.
HB 144 would create a Texas commission to study what replaces local property taxes if they are abolished. What it does, the cost, and what it does not do.
- ArticleNews
End the Texas Lottery? SB 188 Owes Schools and Veterans an Answer
SB 188 by Sens. Hall and Hagenbuch would end the Texas Lottery and strike lottery money from the veterans' fund. Who covers $1.82 billion for schools?
- ArticleNews
The Texas Budget Starts With One Number. Publish It.
Comptroller-elect Sarah Eckhardt says the Texas revenue estimate is late. Huffines' office says December. Every budget bill clears that number. Show it.
- ArticleOpinion
Should Texas Put Your Dollar Change at the Top of Every Property-Tax Notice?
Longview’s proposed tax notice shows why rates and bills can move differently. Should Texas put each owner’s estimated dollar change at the top?
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Keep Grading Public Schools A Through F?
Texas grades public schools A through F using achievement, progress, and gap measures. Here is the strongest case for keeping or changing the system.
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Require Air Conditioning on Every School Bus?
Texas regulates school bus safety but does not require air conditioning on every bus. Here are the strongest cases for a mandate and local control.
- ArticleThe Work
A School Published Every Dental Office Within Fifty Miles
Premier Dental Academy of Longview published 232 verified dental offices across 28 East Texas towns, free, with no rankings. Why that directory is the most valuable page on the site.
- ArticleEast Texas Business
East Texas Business Spotlight: Laura Nevils and Books & Barrels
Ryan Nichols meets Books & Barrels owner Laura Nevils in downtown Longview and covers how the bookstore supports readers, local authors, events, and community.
- ArticleNews
The Law That Built the Federal Courts Started With Six Justices
On September 24, 1789, the Judiciary Act built the federal court system with six Supreme Court justices, district courts, and federal officers.
- ArticleLocal investigations
“I Will Come to You”: The Facebook Exchange I’m Putting on the Record
Screenshots document a Facebook dispute over reported allegations involving Marion County Judge Leward LaFleur and Mike Jones later writing to Ryan Nichols, “I will come to you!!!”
- ArticleRyan's Take
Should Texas Make App Stores Verify Every User's Age?
Texas now enforces app-store age checks and parental approval for minors. Is that smart child protection, or a costly privacy and speech burden on everyone?
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