The Apple

Victory

We are proud to announce that our endorsed candidates, Thomas Jackson and Christine Hartley, easily secured victory over their opponents.  Christine Hartley even managed to unseat the Position Two incumbent.  

We look forward to seeing these two Trustee-elects take their seats on the Cy-Fair ISD school board in January.  

10 Texas Constitutional Amendments On the Ballot

For those of you that have not yet made it to the ballot box to vote for our endorsed candidates, Thomas Jackson (Position One) and Christine Hartley (Position Two), you may be surprised to learn that the legislature, as busy as it was to prevent public schools from accessing the rainy day fund, are attempting to add no less than 10 amendments on the ballot. 

Below, courtesy of the Texas AFT’s Legislative Hotline are the recommendations as voted on by the Texas AFL-CIO’s executive board:

Proposition 1 (Property Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Disabled Veterans) – Yes

Proposition 2 (Water Development Fund Bonds) – Yes

Proposition 3 (Bonds to Finance Educational Loans) – Yes

Proposition 4 (County Bonds for “Unproductive, Underdeveloped or Blighted” Areas) – No recommendation

Proposition 5 (Interlocal Contracts Between Cities and Counties) – Yes

Proposition 6 (Increases Amount of Principal Withdrawn From Permanent School Fund) – No

Proposition 7 (Authorizes El Paso County to Create Conservation and Reclamation Districts) – No recommendation

Proposition 8 (Taxation of Open Space Land Devoted to Water Stewardship) –No recommendation

Proposition 9 (Authorizes Governor to Pardon Persons Who Complete Deferred Adjudication) – Yes

Proposition 10 (Extends Length of Unexpired Term Triggering Automatic Resignation When Certain Officials Announce for Other Offices) – Yes