Even declining expenses a reason to raise school spending! | Service sector grew in April – Pratt on Texas 4/28/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:

Our Lone Star story of the day: When is it ever a time not to spend more money and create more specialty positions in public schools? One would think that declining enrollments, including from illegal immigration which increase the need for hard to find and expensive bilingual specialists, would be a time for public school districts to catch their fiscal breaths. But no, it’s just another crisis that needs more money despite the fact declining enrollments vastly lower expenses.

Plus other border and immigration news:

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Dallas Fed reports: Texas service sector resumes growth in April.

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