tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post6878179042721352073..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: A Settlement is "Close at Hand"Mark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-47156692083016928652019-01-06T20:08:48.447-06:002019-01-06T20:08:48.447-06:00I'm not familiar enough with the facts on the ...I'm not familiar enough with the facts on the ground in Fort Bend ISD to judge, but my first reaction is to be leery of asking Austin in to dictate solutions to local problems. And if it's a general problem, the bill ought to target *all* school districts, not just one.<br /><br />P.S. The bill was introduced by Rep. Ron Reynolds, who was released from jail just in time for the upcoming legislative session. I'd say "only in Texas" but I know I'd hear from Florida if I did. Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-74596600423046025752019-01-06T20:04:50.318-06:002019-01-06T20:04:50.318-06:00In private correspondence, someone made me aware o...In private correspondence, someone made me aware of a bill introduced in the Texas legislature designed to force one school district, Fort Bend ISD, to adopt a very unusual version of single member districts: <a href="https://legiscan.com/TX/text/HB187/id/1824827" rel="nofollow">Legiscan.com</a>.Mark Stegerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.com