One of the responsibilities of a local newspaper is to advocate for its readers in the arena of open and transparent government. Transparency faces a constant...
Category - Commentary
On Saturday night, in less than one hour, both houses of the Texas Legislature overwhelmingly approved the Conference Committee report on the property tax...
School Finance: Funding Impact on Rural Schools By Bobby J Rigues Q. As a public education advocate, share a little about yourself. A. Raised by a teacher and...
By Bobby J Rigues January 16 is the first day to file as a candidate for a seat on the Aledo ISD school board. I have made a personal decision not to run for...
By Bobby J Rigues Of the ten public education objectives found in our Texas Education Code, my personal favorite is the very first – it states; Parents will be...
By Dr. Bruce Winders, Alamo Historian & Curator The one thing that I’ve learned after being at the Alamo for twenty-one years is that there is a great...
By Randy Keck, Editor Here at The Community News, I believe it is safe to say we are fans of the Aledo Independent School District. The district is full of...
By Rosealee Hoffman I have outrage fatigue. Not my own outrage so much, but absorbing the collective outrage of everyone around me. I’m sure my job has a great...
If they’re wearing yellow, they may not be telling you the whole story Parker County Precinct 4 has been swarming lately with people wearing yellow shirts...
Reprinted with permission from the Corpus Christi Caller-Times With the simple act of signing his name, Gov. Greg Abbott completed a trifecta of failure by all...
