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10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018Thursday, October 4, 2018Cy-Fair Taxpayer Alert – Proposed PropertyTax Increase by ESD#9SUBSCRIBE TOEmergency Services District #9(ESD9) collects taxes to fund fire andambulance service provided by CyFair Volunteer Fire Department(CFVFD.)See the map to know if you pay taxesto ESD9.PostsAll CommentsFOLLOW BY EMAILEmail adSubmitWhen ESD9 was established, the voters approved a maximumProperty Tax rate of .06. For years ESD9 and CFVFD were doinggreat, providing quality services staying within the .06 tax cap.www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/1/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018In 2013 ESD9 asked voters to approve an ADDITIONAL .01SALES TAX in order to prevent the City of Houston from getting it.Commissioners who spoke to conservative groups at the time gavethe clear impression that passing the sales tax would reduce ourproperty tax burden.The additional sales tax was approved by voters but it didn’treduce anything. Instead ESD9 contracted"Excessive Spending Disorder #9"The chart below shows ESD9’s tax collection since 2012 along withthe proposed increase.BLOG ARCHIVE 2019 ( 3 ) 2018 ( 3 ) October ( 1 )Cy-Fair Taxpayer Alert – ProposedProperty Tax Inc. July ( 2 ) 2017 ( 3 ) 2016 ( 9 ) 2015 ( 6 ) 2014 ( 8 ) 2013 ( 14 )In 2012, ESD9’s total tax collection was 15.4 million. By 2017their total tax collection had increased to 47.3 million.ESD9 TRIPLED their tax collection in just 5 years.That’s a tax increase of over 200% in those 5 years.A Standard benchmark for public service budgets is population inflation.www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/ 2012 ( 16 ) 2011 ( 14 )LABELS11.301 ( 2 )11.302 ( 2 )2012 ( 1 )2016 Primary ( 1 )83rd Texas Legislature ( 3 )ADL ( 1 )Angie Chesnut ( 9 )2/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018ESD9’s own recordsshow the populationof their service areato be 464,808 in2017.anti zoo ( 1 )Anti-Defamation League ( 1 )appleseed ( 1 )audit ( 1 )Austin ISD ( 1 )ballot image ( 1 )ballot initiative ( 1 )That’s an increase of43,238 since 2013.An increase ofapproximately 10%.behavior management ( 1 )Bettencourt ( 1 )Betty Avery ( 1 )biased curriculum ( 1 )board ( 1 )Bond ( 2 )Bryan Hughes ( 1 )The Consumer Price Index since 2012 shows the totalinflation rate to be about 8%.Bush ( 1 )business enterprise ( 1 )Carl Joiner ( 1 )carl schwartz ( 2 )So, a generous expected increase of total tax collection by ESD9could be 18 - 20%. Instead.ESD9 has increased its total tax collection by 10X that amount!!!cast vote record ( 1 )CD7 ( 1 )CFISD ( 3 )CFVFD ( 3 )chapter 17 ( 2 )chapter 18 ( 1 )Ronald Reagan said it best,Charity/Philanthropy Curriculum ( 1 )Cheryl Salyards ( 1 )“Government does not tax to get the money it needs;government always finds a need for the money it gets.”The chart below shows ESD9’s budgets since 2014 when the salestax kicked in - plus the proposed 2019 budget with the currentlyproposed tax increase.Chesnut ( 1 )Choice Partners ( 1 )citizens for effective trustees ( 1 )citizens for fair bond elections ( 1 )Citizens for LSCS ( 1 )Citizens to Re-Elect LSCS Trustees ( 1)Collaborate Architects ( 1 )commissioners ( 1 )Common Core ( 1 )Community of Respect ( 1 )corruption ( 2 )County Chair ( 1 )county education board ( 4 )county school trustee ( 4 )www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/3/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018county school trustees ( 3 )Cowards ( 1 )CSCOPE ( 4 )Cy-Fair ( 1 )Cy-Fair Chamber of Commerce ( 1 )Cy-Fair ISD ( 1 )Cy-Fair Volunteer Fire Department ( 3)Dallas County Schools ( 1 )Dan Patrick ( 3 )Dan Procter ( 1 )Danell Fields ( 1 )Darcy Mingoia ( 2 )David Dewhurst ( 1 )DCS ( 1 )Debbie Riddle ( 3 )Debra Kerner ( 1 )democrat ( 1 )Diane Trautman ( 2 )Disrespect of US flag. ( 1 )Don Elder ( 2 )Don Sumners ( 3 )Douglas Kleiner ( 1 )Dr Laura Pressley ( 1 )early to rise ( 3 )ECI ( 1 )Edgar Taylor ( 1 )Education ( 15 )education foundation ( 1 )Education Foundation of HarrisCounty ( 1 )ESD9’s budget increased from 26 million in 2014 to a proposed 82 million in 2019.Educational Service Centers ( 1 )Effective Tax Rate ( 1 )EFHC ( 2 )That’s a spending increase of 55 million in just 5 years !!!!Election ( 1 )election 2012 ( 2 )ESD9 is proving Reagan’s point.election errors ( 1 )elections ( 1 )Emergency Services District ( 1 )Emergency Services District 9 ( 1 )equalization tax ( 6 )www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/4/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018If you agree that 200% increases in 5 years is totally insanegovernment growth.let ESD9 know you oppose their proposedproperty tax increase.You can voice your opinion in person at the public hearing setfor 1:00 pm on Monday, Oct. 8, 2018 at 9630 Telge RoadHouston, TX 77095 (map)You can contact the five ESD9 Commissioners by email:Commissioner Tommy Balez: tommy.balez@hcesd9.orgEric Dick ( 3 )Erica Lee ( 2 )Erica Lee-carter ( 1 )ESC ( 2 )ESD 9 ( 3 )ESD9 ( 3 )Evans ( 1 )excessive spending disorder ( 1 )federal government control of Texas (1)former laws ( 3 )Fraud ( 10 )Freedom Fighters ( 1 )friends ( 1 )George Crowson ( 1 )George Moore ( 2 )Commissioner Bob Janusaitis: bob.janusaitis@hcesd9.orgCommissioner Jessica Rivas: jessica.rivas@hcesd9.orgGeorge Scott ( 1 )Giving Tuesday ( 1 )Commissioner David Langenberg: david.langenberg@hcesd9.orgCommissioner Scott DeBoer: Scott.Deboer@hcesd9.orgYou can leave a message for the ESD Commissioners byphone: 281-550-9649The ESD9 proposed tax increase vote is set for 6:00pm onThursday, Oct. 18, 2018.golden eagle ( 1 )Gov Perry initiatives wasteredundancies ( 1 )Greg Abbott ( 1 )H-80-143 ( 2 )Harris Count 215th Civil District Court(1)Harris County ( 19 )Harris County Department ofEducation ( 34 )Harris County Education Foundation (2)Colleen VeraHarris County Republican Party ( 1 )Harris County School Readinesscolleen@TexasTrashTalk.comCorporation ( 1 )Harris County School Trustee ( 3 )Harris County School Trustees ( 8 )Posted by texastrashtalk at 12:49 PM0 CommentsLabels: Emergency Services District 9 , ESD9 , excessive spending disorder , HCESD9 , taxincreaseHB 945 ( 2 )HCDE ( 52 )HCDE ESC-10 ( 1 )HCESD9 ( 1 )HCRP ( 1 )HD 130 ( 1 )www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/5/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018Henley ( 1 )Tuesday, July 10, 2018HCDE Breaks Texas Open Meetings Act.Again!Today, the HCDE Board held a Special Board Meeting todiscuss one agenda item in closed session:A. Discuss and obtain legal advice regarding incidentbetween student and teacherBut 2 minutes into the meeting, AFTER the Board Presidenthas already read all the required statements and adjourned toclosed session, the Board’s attorney said they didn’t have aquorum, because only three of the seven members werepresent in person. The fourth, attending via video conference,could not be counted for the quorum because Texas statutereads:Sec. 551.127. VIDEOCONFERENCE CALL. (b) Ameeting may be held by video conference call only if aquorum of the governmental body is physicallypresent at one location of the meeting, So six minutes in, the meeting was adjourned for lack ofquorum.Hill Co ( 1 )houston city council ( 1 )Humble ISD ( 1 )James Colbert ( 2 )James Lloyd ( 1 )Jarvis Johnson ( 1 )Jeremy Martinson ( 1 )Jim Henley ( 1 )Jimmy Wynn ( 1 )Joe Straus ( 1 )John Culberson ( 1 )John Sawyer ( 1 )Joiner Partnership ( 1 )Josh Flynn ( 1 )Judge Elaine Palmer ( 1 )Katy ( 1 )Kay Smith ( 2 )Ken Paxton ( 1 )Kerner ( 1 )Kevin Hoffman ( 1 )Kevin Kyle ( 2 )Labay ( 1 )laws ( 1 )laws governing ( 1 )laws governing hcde ( 1 )lawsuit ( 4 )leadership council ( 1 )League of Women Voters ( 2 )liberal agenda ( 1 )Lone Star College ( 1 )LSCS ( 1 )Madelyn Griffin ( 1 )Maria Espinoza ( 1 )Mark Henry ( 1 )Marvin Morris ( 2 )Maverick PAC ( 1 )May 10 election ( 1 )May 11 ( 1 )May 11 Election ( 1 )Michael Wolfe ( 2 )www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/6/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018Moore Elementary ( 1 )Morris ( 1 )No PLace for Hate ( 1 )oust Straus ( 1 )PAC ( 2 )paper ballots ( 1 )Pat Strong ( 2 )Paul Simpson ( 1 )Perspecitiva ( 1 )PFC ( 1 )Pledge ( 1 )pre-k ( 2 )Pre-K initiative ( 2 )primary ballot ( 1 )primary run off ( 1 )Public Facilities Corporation ( 1 )BUT . just 2 weeks ago, on June 27, 2018, the HCDE Boardheld another Special Board Meeting for one agenda item.A. EmploymentPrincipal, AB School EastJust like the meeting today, only three of the seven boardmembers were physically present. A fourth, Erica LeeCarter, was present via video conference. So legally, theydid not have the quorum required by law.But that didn’t stop them. Not only did they hold the meeting,they went into closed session, and later voted to approve aPrincipal at AB School East.public information ( 1 )puppet ( 1 )quanelle X ( 1 )Recall Law ( 1 )Reginald Hancock ( 1 )Rep Riddle ( 1 )republican ( 1 )Republican Primary ( 1 )Republican resolution ( 1 )Richard Griffin ( 1 )richard johnson ( 1 )Rick Ramos ( 1 )Rob Eissler ( 1 )Robert Scott ( 1 )roy morales ( 7 )runoff ( 1 )sam malone show ( 1 )Saul Valentin ( 1 )Sawyer ( 1 )Say yes for CFISD kids ( 1 )SB1216 ( 2 )SBOE ( 1 )School Board ( 1 )School District ( 11 )Scott DeBoer ( 1 )www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/7/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018Sen Bettencourt ( 1 )Sen Garcia ( 1 )Stephen Kaufman ( 1 )HCDE Board Meeting - June Susan Carroll ( 1 )Suzanne Davis ( 1 )tax funded lobbyists ( 2 )Tax Hike ( 1 )tax increase ( 1 )Taxes ( 3 )TEA ( 2 )TEC ( 1 )TEC 17 ( 1 )TEC 18 ( 1 )TESCCC ( 2 )Texas Citizen Participation Act ( 1 )Texas Education Code ( 1 )OOPS There are at least three conflicts with the Texas OpenMeetings Act:Texas education funding ( 1 )1. First, HCDE did not have a quorum physically present, so noboard meeting could take place.Committee ( 1 )2. Second, HCDE could not hold a closed session for privatediscussion among four board members without first conveningin a legal open session.Texas Ethics Commission ( 1 )Texas GOP ( 1 )Texas Gulf Coast School ReadinessTexas land and water ( 1 )Texas LEARNS ( 1 )Texas Open Meetings Act ( 3 )Texas Republican Platform ( 2 )Texas Speaker ( 1 )Texas Virtual School Network ( 1 )Texserve ( 1 )3. Third, they approved an employment position in an illegalmeeting, so the vote is voidable.TPIA ( 1 )TREE ( 1 )TRS ( 1 )trustees ( 3 )TxVSN ( 2 )Tyrant ( 1 )Colleen VeraTyrant of the Texas House ( 1 )colleenmvera@yahoo.comuniversal pre k ( 1 )Wade Labay ( 1 )war on taxpayers ( 1 )Posted by texastrashtalk at 10:50 PM0 CommentsLabels: Harris County Department of Education , HCDE , Texas Open Meetings Actwww.texastrashtalk.com/2018/Waste ( 14 )White Privilege ( 1 )Who Owns CSCOPE ( 1 )8/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018Wolfe ( 1 )FOLLOWERSMonday, July 9, 2018Followers (14)HCDE Caught in a LieFox 26 has been reporting on abuse allegations from one of HCDE’s alternative schools forspecial needs students. Mainly, a specific incident in the Fall of 2017 involving the allegedphysical abuse of a special needs student from Cy-Fair ISD.FollowTWITTERVISITOR STATSPowered by Blogger.View Video: HereFurther, a former teacher was interviewed claiming HCDE does not have a behaviormanagement specialist on campus, leading to the repeated use of physical force to restrainstudents.View Video: Herewww.texastrashtalk.com/2018/9/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018HCDE's comment to the report reads:View Full Report: HereOops HCDE should have never put that in writing because their own records show thatstatement to be FALSE.Last year I filed the following request for public information with HCDE:HCDE sent me the following reply:www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/10/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018HCDE’s own records show the behavior management position HCDE claims has been servingHCDE's Special Schools for the past 9 years has:NO Job DescriptionNO contract for a person holding that positionNO work schedule documents, andHCDE made NO payments to a person holding that position from 12/1/16 through2/1/17Senator Bettencourt even showed HCDE's claim to be FALSE at a Texas Senate EducationCommittee hearing on April 11 of last year.Forward to 3:19:48 - HereEmails I obtained through open records show that the former teacher interviewed by FOX 26,Ron Angeletti, asked the HCDE administration for the name and contact information ofHCDE's behavior management specialist so he could get help for his students.www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/11/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018You can read for yourself the run around the teacher received when he asked the Principal forthe name and contact information of HCDE's campus behavior management specialist .Principal: Mr. Angelewe have the same Behavior Specialist as the ABS-East campus.Teacher: Who are you referring to. It is my understanding that ABS Eastdoes not have a Behavior Specialist. Would you please specifically state thename and contact informa on of your campus (ABS West) BehaviorSpecialist.Principal: We do not have a campus behavior Specialist at this me. Weshare a BCBA.Teacher to Superintendent: Are you aware that your BehaviorCenters (ABS East, ABS West) do not have Behavior Specialist on staff? If so,how do you suppose that the needs of the students are being meet as itpertains to behavior?View full email chain: HereThe HCDE teacher never did get the name of any behavior management specialist availablefor his students.Instead, two weeks after sending his email to the Superintendent, HCDE not only suspendedthe teacher without pay, they did not renew his contract.www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/12/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018Read Full Board Meeting Minutes 2/28/17: HereEven the list of positions recently approved for HCDE’s Special Schools at the May 16, 2018HCDE board meeting shows no position related to behavior management.View Full Agenda : HereSo, HCDE’s administration has been caught in a BIG LIE that is hurting the special needsstudents whom the ISDs have placed in HCDE's care.www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/13/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018This time the Board can’t claim “they didn’t know” that HCDE doesn't have a behaviormanagement specialist on staff in their special schools because Senator Bettencourt read it into the Legislative record on April 11, 2017 with Boardmembers present andFormer HCDE teacher Ron Angeletti gave copies of his emails to the entire Board when hespoke passionately about his concerns at the Board meeting on April 18, 2018. (8:0012:45)Who is going to stop HCDE's lies?Well, here’s the problem:HCDE is a stand-alone Political Subdivision of the State of Texas. It answers to no onebut the Texas Legislature becauseHCDE is the only remaining County School Board in Texas, left over from the early 1900sandThe laws governing HCDE were so antiquated that the Legislature repealed them in the1990s.That means there is no one for the people to call to force HCDE to tell the truth.The Texas Legislature doesn’t meet again until 2019, so currently the best protection thestudents have is from the ISDs to which they are zoned.The ISDs contract with HCDE to place special needs students in HCDE's alternative schools ata cost of 20,000 per year per slot.It is the responsibility of the ISDs to step up to protect their own students.The ISDs must:Insist on documented proof the students are receiving the support and services HCDE hasbeen contracted to provide andStart sending SURPRISE inspectors on a regular basis to guarantee that their specialneeds students are receiving ALL the services the ISDs are paying HCDE to provide.If you are a taxpayer in any of the following districts, you should contact yourSuperintendent’s Office to insist that your ISD:www.texastrashtalk.com/2018/14/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 20181. Require documented proof that your student(s) attending HCDE’s Special Schools arereceiving ALL the services HCDE is being paid to provide and2. Send SURPRISE inspection teams to ensure HCDE is delivering the quality service yourchildren deserve:ISDSuperintendentPhoneEmailAldine ISDDr. LaTonyaGoffney(281) 985-6200Alief ISDHD Chambers(281) 498-8110 ext29219barbarajessika.leal@aliefisd.netAlvin ISDBuck Gilcrease,Ed.D.(281) 388-1130bgilcrease@alvinisd.netBarbers Hill ISDDr. Greg Poole(281) 576-2221gpoole@bhisd.netBellville ISDMichael Coker(979) 865-3133mcoker@bellvilleisd.orgChannelviewISDGreg Ollis(281) 452-8008Clear CreekISDDr. Greg Smith(281) 284-0002grsmith@ccisd.netConroe ISDDr Curtis Null(936) 709-7702lgodfrey@conroeisd.netCrosby ISDDr. Scott Davis(281) 328-9200 ext1202sdavis@crosbyisd.orgCypressFairbanks ISDDr. Mark Henry(281) 897-4077mark.henry@cfisd.netDeer Park ISDVictor White(832) 668-7080white@dpisd.orgDayton ISDDr. JessicaJohnson(936) 258-2667jessica.johnson@daytonisd.netDickinson ISDVicki Mims(281) 229-6000vmims@dickinsonisd.orgFort Bend ISDCharles E. Dupre,Ed.D(281) DThad Roher(281) 482-1267troher@fisdk12.netGalena ParkDr. Angi Williams(832) .com/2018/15/17
10/14/2019Texas Trash Talk: 2018ISDcomGalveston ISDDr. Kelli Moulton(409) 766-5121Goose CreekCISDRandal O'Brien(281) 707-3220Hitchcock ISDCarla Vickroy(409) 316-6545cvickroy@hitchcockisd.orgHouston ISDGrenita Lathan(713) 556-6300HISDSuperintendent@Houstonisd.orgHuffman ISDDr. Benny Soileau(281) 324-7606Humble ISDDr. Elizabeth Fagen(281) 641-1000Katy ISDDr. Lance Hindt(281) 396-2304La Porte ISDLloyd Graham(281) 604)-7000supt-secretary@lpisd.orgMagnolia ISDDr. Todd Stephens(281) 356-3571tstephens@magnoliaisd.orgPasadena ISDDr. DeeAnn Powell(713) 740-0242 Ext70244Pearland ISDDr. John Kelly(281) 485-3203kellyj@pearlandisd.orgSanta Fe ISDDr. Leigh Wall(409) 925-3526leigh.wall@sfisd.orgSheldon ISDKing R. Davis(281) 727-2006Spring ISDDr. Rodney E.WatsonScott R. Muri, Ed.D(281) 891-6025(713) 464-1511superintendent@springbranchisd.comStafford MSDDr. Robert Bostic(281) 261-9202supt@staffordmsd.orgTexas City ISDDr. Rodney Cavness(409) 916-0100RCavness@tcisd.orgTomball ISDDr. Martha SalazarZamora(281) 357-3100 ext2005Spring leisd.netColleen Veracolleen@TexasTrashTalk.comPosted by texastrashtalk at 12:08 PM0 CommentsLabels: behavior management , Harris County Department of Education , HCDEwww.texastrashtalk.com/2018/16/17
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Commissioner Tommy Balez: tommy.balez@hcesd9.org Commissioner Bob Janusaitis: bob.janusaitis@hcesd9.org . the Board's attorney said they didn't have a quorum, because only three of the seven members were present in person. The fourth, attending via video conference, . sam malone show ( 1 ) Saul Valentin ( 1 ) Sawyer ( 1 ) Say yes for .
