Who will build Texas if her own people do not?
January 10th, 2011
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The line is an adaptation of a famous 1957 photo by Larry Obsitnik of the Arkansas Gazette. It’s taken looking back at the Broadway Bridge in Little Rock as paratroopers from the 101st Airborne Division rolled into the city. They were entering Little Rock on the eve of Little Rock Central High School’s historic integration. A simple statement on a billboard at a turning point in Arkansas’ history but it said so much at that time. I remembered that photo today as I sat in a press conference hosted by Rep. Mike Villarreal as he discussed the impact an epic budget shortfall will have on Texas education. In so many words, Villarreal asked that same question of Texans going into the upcoming biennium. Read more…
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