A Texas Teacher Hoax, Property Tax Audits, And The Fight Over Public Schools

A teacher allegedly injures herself, blames a student, and sparks a “stabbing” panic at a Texas high school. That single story forces a bigger conversation: how much trust do we place in public schools, what happens when adults weaponize accusations, and why consequences for false reports have to be real if we want justice to mean anything.From there, we zoom out to the choices families actually have. I talk through why homeschooling and school choice in Texas are often misunderstood, and why parents who feel trapped in the public education system should start mapping an exit now. We also dig into what accountability should look like when the stakes are kids’ safety, academic outcomes, and a culture that too often looks like indoctrination instead of education.Then we hit the local and statewide power centers. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton ramps up a massive investigation into municipal audit transparency and property tax compliance under SB 1851. HISD’s Board of Managers approves a reduction in force that opens the door to staffing cuts and reshuffling. And Charles Blaine from Urban Reform joins me for a weekly Houston recap, including the City Council vote that changes how HPD can interact with ICE and the political blowback around it.We close with two Texas-sized questions: crime and borders after a Houston nightclub shooting case with federal charges, and the surge of data centers that has ERCOT tracking enormous new loads. If the grid has limits and families pay the bill, is this the kind of progress we actually want? ************************************************Listen every day to our strong conservative programs on Patriot Talk 920 AM.  Tune-in on your radio in Houston to KYST 920 AM or download our app by visiting 920app.com or search for "Patriot Talk 920" from your app store!