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Subject Sunday News Digest: May 15, 2022
Date May 15, 2022 4:30 PM
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May 15, 2022

School District Pressured Staff to Support $992 Million Bond [[link removed]]

by Brandon Waltens

More than 100 local districts have placed a combined $16 billion in property tax-backed debt on the May 7 ballot.

In one San Antonio-area school district, employees are being pressured and intimidated into supporting a massive $992 million bond.

According to leaked emails obtained by Corey DeAngelis, the national director of research at the American Federation for Children, a principal at a Northside ISD elementary school emailed teachers last month ahead of early voting, telling them that “all employees will be expected [by the superintendent] to vote for this Bond.”

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Statewide Runoff Preview: Olcott and Rogers Face Off for House District 60 [[link removed]]

Mike Olcott and Glenn Rogers compete to represent North Texas in the state House.

Corporations Receiving Tax Benefits in Texas Pay for Employees’ Abortions [[link removed]]

Texas corporations receive taxpayer cash and tax breaks, then promise to fund out-of-state travel for employees’ abortions.

Decision Texas: Land Commissioner Candidates on the Record [[link removed]]

Tim Westley and Dawn Buckingham answer questions from Texas Scorecard readers.

Abbott Says He Supports School Choice and ‘Fully Funding’ Public Schools [[link removed]]

Abbott’s words on school choice, however, run in contrast to some of his recent actions.

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Local Parent Movement Scores Big Wins in North Texas School Board Races [[link removed]]

Justin Berry and Ellen Troxclair are competing to represent Central Texas in the state House.

Georgetown’s Controversial LGBT Mural Sparks Conflict and Discrimination [[link removed]]

A recent public mural in Georgetown not only promotes hazardous sexual behaviors, but it has reportedly sparked discrimination against a local church.

The Spider Web of Power in Texas’ Largest County [[link removed]]

Rodney Ellis’ network of relationships works against citizens in Harris County.

Burleson ISD Must Put Wrongfully Rejected School Board Challenger on the Ballot [[link removed]]

Burleson ISDt wrongfully kept a challenger off the May 7 ballot must now hold a special election to fill a school board seat.

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