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Critics say a state House bill proposing $7.5 billion in new funding for public education doesn’t go far enough, The Dallas Morning News reported. House Bill 2 would raise the per-student allotment by $220, to $6,360 a year. It would also invest $750 million in teacher pay and $450 million in teacher training.
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Raise your hand if you are excited about “springing forward” for Daylight Saving Time. Almost no one – that’s about what I thought. I personally do not care for it because it messes up my internal body clock. I mean, if you want more sunshine in your day, just get up earlier. Friends, I don’t mean to sound cynical here – it’s just my humble opinion.
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Words matter. As a writer and reporter, that’s a statement I stand by. If you doubt that, just ask my gentleman friend. He’s lovingly tolerated my correction of some of his word choices for the last 12 years! While one word can totally change the meaning of a sentence, the delivery is equally important. Words can uplift or they can destroy and once spoken, you can’t take them back.
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A slim majority of Texas House members have indicated they will back House Bill 3, which creates education savings accounts that allow families to use taxpayer money for private school education. The Dallas Morning News reported 75 Republican legislators have signed on with the bill’s author, state Rep. Brad Buckley, R-Salado, to support the measure. “For the first time in our great state’s history, the Texas House has the votes to pass a universal school choice program,” Gov. Greg Abbott said in a statement.
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A bill to implement school vouchers in Texas sailed through the Senate largely on party lines last week and now awaits consideration in the House, the Austin American-Statesman reported. House Speaker Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, said he believes there are enough votes in that chamber to pass the legislation, which was defeated a half-dozen times in 2023 by a coalition of Democratic and rural Republican members.
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The Stafford Opera House has reigned over nearby Columbus since the mid–1880s though tarnished now and then and often neglected by multiple owners.
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Welcome to January — the month of new beginnings! That little shout-out is my attempt at positive thinking because I sure don’t want to wander through January as dysfunctional as I was in December. All I will say is that if you’re a woman who has raised children, you know you never stop being a mom in your heart. Unfortunately, kissing boo-boos, wiping away tears and hugs won’t fix the things that go wrong in your adult children’s lives. Life goes on but it still weighs heavy on your heart and can steal your joy during “the most wonderful time of the year.”
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As the saying goes, “All good things must come to an end” and as such I am making my retirement from Grill Sergeant Hot Dogs official. It’s been a great ride, I have very few regrets, too many good times to count, and it’s just time for me to move on.
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