2025 Ballot Propositions for Constructional Amendments  Review and Recommendations

2025 Ballot Propositions for Constructional Amendments Review and Recommendations

From the True Texas Project. The recommendations on these amendments represent a majority of our True Texas Project Board members opinions. The Board was not unanimous on all of the amendments.

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Republican Precinct Chair Caucus Forums - Facts not Hyperbole

Republican Precinct Chair Caucus Forums - Facts not Hyperbole

Historically, school board elections in Texas have been conducted as nonpartisan contests. While this approach aims to focus on local issues over politics, it has resulted in candidates with left-leaning views successfully gaining seats, and sometimes while presenting themselves as conservative or Republican. Given the increasing importance of school board policy decisions, it is a worthwhile effort to consider legislation that would transition these elections into the partisan primary system used by other state races. Such a change would allow voters to evaluate candidates within the context of party platforms before the general election, providing clearer information on their values and priorities, and principles.

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CFISD Summary of Voting Patterns Among Incumbent Board Members: Perspectives from Across the Political Spectrum

CFISD Summary of Voting Patterns Among Incumbent Board Members: Perspectives from Across the Political Spectrum

Much has been made regarding the incumbent's running in position 6 for the CFISD schoolboard race. This short blog summarizes the incumbent's voting records with regard to liberal or conservative voting records for these two incumbents.

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CFISD Chaplain Policy Deliberations

CFISD Chaplain Policy Deliberations

Passed in the 88th Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 18, 2023, SB 763 allows public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools in Texas to employ chaplains or accept chaplains as volunteers on campus.

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Campaign Promises - Exit TASB or Not?

Campaign Promises - Exit TASB or Not?

Conservatives in Texas have voiced several concerns about the Texas Association of School Boards (TASB). Their issues center on claims that TASB promotes liberal policies in public schools and uses taxpayer dollars in ways that clash with conservative values.

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What's been happening in Cy-Fair?

What's been happening in Cy-Fair?

We’re just a bit over two months out from an election—an off-off-year election. It’s not a presidential election year. It’s not even a congressional election year. This year is between even those. The only things on our ballot will be school board positions and propositions (proposed amendments to the state constitution, coming out of this year’s legislative session, but we’re not getting to those in this post).

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