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Texas awards first $400 million in school vouchers
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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Texas awards first $400 million in school vouchers
Texas awards first $400 million in school vouchers
By Gary Borders 
April 29, 2026
STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS State officials began sending out the first notices to families awarded education vouchers last week, the Houston Chronicle reported. In the first round, 42,644 qualified, mostly students with special needs who are considered the highest priority. More than a quarter- millio...
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Silver-Haired Legislators welcome upcoming session
Cynthia Henning Texas Silver Haired Legislators 
April 29, 2026
The Texas Silver Haired Legislators (TSHL) return to The Texas State Capitol to the opening of their 21st Biennial Session 2025-2027. Legislators representing the 28 Silver- Legislature Districts (SLD) from all over Texas will begin arriving May 17 at the Wyndham Garden Hotel. TSHL legislators have ...
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EDITORIALS
Back to the Future with FISD bonds
April 29, 2026
Gayle Schoessnow, who is on the FISD School Board, submitted this letter written by her husband’s great grandfather B. L. Enderle in 1962 noting its relevance today. According to Schoessnow, Enderle first moved to Fredericksburg in 1912 and was the County Surveyor from 19121975. An engineer by trade...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Missing delivery
April 29, 2026
Save our Bacon I am proud to operate Hat & Heart Farm, a sixth-generation family farm rooted in Gillespie County since the earliest days of Fredericks...
Cost for future water needs could reach $174B
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Cost for future water needs could reach $174B
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
April 22, 2026
Texas will need to invest $174 billion over the next 50 years to keep up with water demand, according to a draft 2027 state water plan approved last w...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
April 22, 2026
FISD Bond The bond election information on the FISD website states “taxpayers should not anticipate a tax rate increase as a result of this bond”. The...
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The Billion-Dollar Blind Spot: Why Texas Needs Voucher Transparency
By Brandon Enos Texas Rural Education Association 
April 22, 2026
Texas has embarked on a massive, billion-dollar experiment using public tax dollars through its new school voucher program. The initiative was sold to...
The U. S. Congress: A legacy of institutional futility
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The U. S. Congress: A legacy of institutional futility
Guest column By James T. Schultz 
April 22, 2026
Politics is the art of looking for trouble, finding it everywhere, diagnosing it incorrectly and applying the wrong remedies.” Groucho Marx Recent pol...
Patrick warns GOP could lose House
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Patrick warns GOP could lose House
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TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS By Gary Borders 
April 15, 2026
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick warned last week that the GOP risks losing its majority in the state House this November and urged party unity behind the winner ...
Auf Wiedersehen, and thanks for a great chapter
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Auf Wiedersehen, and thanks for a great chapter
Texas Type Ken Esten Cooke 
April 15, 2026
It’s time for me to say Auf Wiedersehen — and Prost!, my favorite German word — to Fredericksburg and Gillespie County. It’s been an honor to publish ...
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