Today, millions of people across Texas and the nation finalized and mailed off their 2011 federal income tax return. For most, this process is about as enjoyable as getting a root canal, but it is the cost of maintaining a civilized society. Investing in our nation is a shared sacrifice we make for the greater good, but as the burden of funding government falls more and more onto the shoulders of ordinary working Americans, there is a growing sense that the system – at all levels – is unfair and broken. Continue Reading »
Issues: Budget & Taxes
Financial cuts a ‘slow death’ for Texas schools
HUTTO — School buses passed by 16-year-old Aubrey Sandifer as he walked home one recent afternoon in this rural town northeast of Austin. Continue Reading »
1 in 4 kids now living in poverty
One in four children in Bexar County lives in poverty, an 8 percent increase since 2000, according to a new study assessing the health and well-being of family and youth in Texas. Continue Reading »