Vouchers seem inevitable, but care needed students, teachers in public schools With large majorities in both the Texas House and Senate, school vouchers — or school choice, as they term it — seems inevitable. Rural Republicans who know vouchers will damage public schools were shown the exits during ...

Guest column Last month, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told a group of independent school district superintendents, “We’re not underfunding you in our view,” adding, “We are funding you the most we can” and “I’m just being honest with you; there is no way we can increase the student allotment by $1,000.”...

Legislative budget writers are proposing nearly $5 billion to increase teacher pay and $1 billion to implement a school voucher program in the next biennium, the Austin American-Statesman reported. The voucher program, also referred to as school choice, would provide public money for private schooli...

A Fredericksburg doctor was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $26,622,522.82 in restitution on Wednesday, Jan. 15, for his role in a ...

Friday, Jan. 31 is the deadline for 2024 property tax payments without incurring interest and penalties, reminded Scott Fair, Chief Appraiser for the ...

Due to forecasted winter weather, the Fredericksburg City Council’s regularly scheduled meeting for Tuesday, Jan. 21 at 9 a.m. has been moved to Wedne...