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EDITORIAL
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 public on a simple premise. It promised to provide a lifeline for struggling public school students seeking better educational options. But as th...
The U. S. Congress: A legacy of institutional futility
Commentary
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 polls reveal that less than 20% of Americans place their trust in elected officials or believe that the government can resolve significant challenges. Fa...
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 of the May runoff between U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton. Without that unity, Patrick said that state Rep. James Talarico, the ...
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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EDITORIALS
Growth, or lack of it, will define our future
From water to emergency services, changes growth needs to affect a lot
April 15, 2026
Fredericksburg and Gillespie County have benefitted from slow-butsteady growth. We are mostly still anchored by clean industries like agriculture and ...
Commentary
Tax rate disparities show skewed system
Changes needed for tax laws, which have benefitted the wealthy
April 15, 2026
Conservative humorist Cullen Hightower once quipped: “there’s always somebody who is paid too much and taxed too little. And it’s always somebody else...
Commentary
‘Weigh school needs versus debt levels’
By Kyle B iedermann Guest Columnist 
April 15, 2026
Fredericksburg ISD’s proposed $160-million bond should be viewed with caution, especially by taxpayers who are already feeling squeezed by rising cost...
Commentary
50 YEARS AGO in the Standard
April 15, 2026
April 14, 1976 Students in grades one through six are urged to get ready for the annual Bicycle Road-E- to be held Tuesday, April 27, on the Frederick...
Commentary
Trip around Texas was an eye opener
By Anna Wynn-Smith Guest Columnist 
April 15, 2026
Over the past week, I’ve been helping real estate clients in the Dallas area as well as Boerne and San Antonio, which took me on the road and gave me ...
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
April 15, 2026
Artemis II mission No matter what your religious beliefs or political leanings, God bless the Artemis II crew, Navy Seals pilots, and all NASA folks w...
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