Top Stories: Remember, there’s no waste/cronyism in TX public schools
- $800,000 in fraud identified at San Antonio ISD – Brian Collister, WOAI News
- CCISD conflict of interest debate gets much hotter – Curt Olson, Texas Budget Source
- Texas Watchdog editor responds to 'unethical' accusations by Paula Harris, Houston ISD – Trent Seibert, Texas Watchdog
- Lawsuit challenges Texas public school funding – Gary Scharrer, Houston Chronicle
Isn’t it neat how bloated school districts, teachers unions, and other special interests manipulate the legal system in an effort to thwart decisions by elected officials?
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- Building Permanent Debt – Michael Quinn Sullivan, Empower Texans
- Lawsuits still pouring in to beleaguered Texas windstorm agency as TWIA reform bill kicks in – Steve Miller, Texas Watchdog
The Mostyn Law Firm is still advertising hard for these sorts of cases in the Houston area. - Harris jail noncompliance caused by using pretrial detention to coerce plea deals – Grits for Breakfast
- TX GOP controversy – Weston Hicks, AgendaWise Reports
- Ascension Update – Daniel Greer, AgendaWise Reports
- Occupy Colleges plans second day of action – Mary Tuma, Texas Independent
It’s surprising that the motivated young liberals at Texas Independent weren’t too busy occupying to be “reporting.” - In El Paso, an Epic Clash of Political Titans – Brandi Grissom, Texas Tribune
Anybody else think that headline is just a touch overblown?
Perry for Prez
- About last night (at the Republican presidential debate) – Jonah Goldberg, The American
What has come through about Perry is that he hasn’t spent years plotting, thinking, maneuvering to be President of the United States. I think this speaks very well of his character. But it is also a major liability when going up against a guy like Mitt Romney, whose definition of relaxation is to do extra credit homework assignments.
- The Perry Performance – Erick Erickson, RedState
- After another bad debate, is Rick Perry finished? – Byron York, Washington Examiner
No, but he’s still on life support. This format was horrible, Republican candidates for President should never put themselves in the situation of having to answer to the likes of sneering lefty journo Karen Tumulty again, and nobody was watching this hidden channel. That said, when about the best defense of a candidate’s performance you can muster is that nobody saw it, that’s not ideal. - A Slow but Unsteady Debate for Perry – Nate Silver, NYTimes.com
- Rick Perry dings rivals, but latest Republican debate largely passes him by – Todd Gillman, Dallas Morning News
- Rick Perry is incredibly bad at debates – Jonathan Bernstein, Washington Post
- Perry on the Ropes? – Beth Reinhard, National Journal