Houston Matters
Looming Budget Cuts At HISD, And Open Meetings Indictments In Pasadena: The Good, Bad, And Ugly Of The News
Posted on · Our panel of non-experts discusses The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly of this week’s news.
Tag: recapture
Hurricane Harvey
Harvey Could Blow A Hole In State’s Education Budget
Posted on · Texas Education Commissioner, Mike Morath, said fixing damage to school buildings alone might cost the state roughly $500 million
Education News
Lawsuit Could Increase HISD’s Bill to Texas’ Robin Hood System
Posted on · If the plaintiffs win, HISD’s recapture bill to the state could rise by $60 million.
Education News
Education Advocates Hope HISD’s School Finance Vote Propels System Overhaul
Posted on · The Greater Houston Partnership's president said that they are committed to being a part of that continued discussion on school finance.
Education News
Voters To Make Final Decision On HISD ‘Recapture’ Question
Posted on · HISD analyzed the numbers and found that a "yes" vote costs less money in the long run.
News
HISD Conducts A Voter Registration Drive
Posted on · Students underscore the importance voting and say they want to be part of it.
Education News
HISD Board Orders New Election To Decide How To Pay State’s Robin Hood System
Posted on · The board also directed HISD Superintendent Richard Carranza to give balanced information about the cost of a no and yes vote.
Education News
HISD Trustees To Consider New Vote On Recapture
Posted on · Under the state's school finance system, HISD is now considered property wealthy and has to pay into the state's "Robin Hood" or recapture system.
Education News
In School Finance, HISD Voters Could Get Second Chance On Recapture Vote
Posted on · In November, HISD voters rejected the traditional way to send a check to the state. Now HISD must pay with actual commercial property – almost $18 billion worth.
Education News
Hoping To Keep $18 Billion In Commercial Property, HISD Plots Political Plan for School Finance
Posted on · "Our district and the business community have a lot at stake, and it’s no joke." -Ashlea Graves, who directs governmental relations with HISD.
Good, Bad and Ugly
Trump’s Slim Win in Texas and Recapture Rejected: The Good, Bad and Ugly of This Week’s News
Posted on · A lot can happen in a week. Some of it good. Some of it bad. Some of it downright ugly. When faced with intriguing developments in the week’s news, we turn to our rotating panel of “non-experts” to parse The Good, The Bad and The Ugly of it all. On this edition, we discuss the […]
Education News
What Proposition One Means for HISD
Posted on · Even with a no vote, former lawmaker Scott Hochberg said that the state will still take the money, just another way.
Houston Matters
Understanding the HISD ‘Recapture’ Ballot Measure
Posted on · Texas state lawmaker Jimmy Don Aycock recently bemoaned how “property value increases have triggered the ‘Robin Hood’ feature” of a school funding system which, in essence, requires HISD to send money to other districts. Aycock notes the same thing has happened to Austin, Spring Branch and other districts — and the Dallas school district may face […]
Full Show
HISD Recapture and Sunnyside: Tuesday’s Show (October 25, 2016)
Posted on · Texas state lawmaker Jimmy Don Aycock recently bemoaned how “property value increases have triggered the ‘Robin Hood’ feature” of a school funding system which, in essence, requires HISD to send money to other districts. Aycock notes the same thing has happened to Austin, Spring Branch and other districts — and the Dallas school district may face […]