A response to a Dear Friend’s comment about the Texas 10 Commandments in the Classroom Law
I frequently post about how much I do not like the Texas Law that requires the 10 Commandments be posted in all public school classrooms. My dear friend, Robert, disagrees with me about this. Here is a recent comment of his regarding the conversation: I’m for this one [10 Commandments in the Classroom] because of…
Read MoreA girl can dream…how do we wake up from this redistricting nightmare?
This redistricting kerfuffle is a big mess. The Texas Republican leadership wants to help solidify power for the Republicans at the Federal level. Their plan is to redraw district lines in Texas so that it is more likely Republicans will win seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. Normally this is done once every 10-years…
Read MoreWhat’s my “Why?” Part 2: What’s my problem with the 10 Commandments?
(In Part 1 of this series I said… I think quite a lot about politics these days. Some of you know I even went as far as to apply to the LBJ Women’s Campaign School which I am in the middle of completing right now. During the first week of campaign school one of the main things…
Read MoreWhat’s my “Why?” Part 1: I’m the luckiest girl in the world…
I worked a good long while, I saved up some money, and now I am retired. Just about every morning of my life I get up out of my soft bed in my air-conditioned house, I put on my red hi-tops and whatever other comfortable clothes I am going to wear for the day, I…
Read More5 Things to know about our (ugh!) new voucher bill
By Ashley Bean Thornton Governor Greg Abbott signed SB 2 – aka “Education Savings Accounts,” aka School Vouchers — into law on May 3, 2025. I was, and am, against it. Be that as it may, the bill we got is not as bad as it could have been. It could have been basically a…
Read MoreSigns of the times…
I’ve seen a post or two recently about the “Honoring Confederate History” sign that the Sons of Confederate Veterans have put up on I-35. There’s some discussion of what should be done to get it taken down. I don’t like the sign. I don’t like the idea of “Honoring Confederate History.” I don’t know…
Read MoreWhat is Pat Curry saying about the education bills? Part 1: Vouchers
(This is the first in a series of posts I plan to write about what my Texas House Representative, Pat Curry – District 56, is saying about the education bills that are being considered by the Texas Legislature. – ABT) Pat Curry (TX House District 56) was recently interviewed by Duke Machado of the Hispanic…
Read MoreA tale of two posters…
By Ashley Bean Thornton Senate Bill 10 and House Bill 2696 are identical bills that have been filed in the two houses of the Texas Legislature. If passed, they would require a poster of the 10 Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in Texas. Here is the version of the 10 Commandments…
Read MoreBills I’m Watching: HB 3 – Education Savings Accounts / Vouchers
(“Bills I’m watching…” is a series of blog posts where I summarize in plain language what I think a bill is saying. I am not a lawyer, I’m just a regular person who knows how to read. So, if you see something you think is incorrect about the way I have summarized this bill, please…
Read MoreBills I’m Watching: SB 26 – Teacher Compensation
(“Bills I’m watching…” is a series of blog posts where I summarize in plain language what I think a bill is saying. I am not a lawyer; I’m just a regular person who knows how to read. So, if you see something you think is incorrect about the way I have summarized this bill, please…
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