Episode 4052: Are “educational foundations” a cheat of the school finance system? | Midland Co. judge suspended – Pratt on Texas 8/27/2026

The news of Texas covered today includes:Our Lone Star story of the day: Are “educational foundations” for public school districts just another way to cheat the school finance system and the court order behind such? Some legislators have awakened to such in the case of relatively small Barbers Hill ISD in Mont Belvieu which has a foundation with a corpus of about $250,000,000 and is rife with what appear to be conflicts of interest. Two good write-ups on yesterday’s hearing on the matter: Lawmakers Scrutinize Barbers Hill’s Massive Education Foundation Lawmakers Grill Public School Superintendent on Conflicts of Interest at Education Foundation Our Lone Star story of the day is sponsored by Allied Compliance Services providing the best service in DOT, business and personal drug and alcohol testing since 1995.Ross Fire, 80,000 acres, could be burning for ‘days and days,’ official says.Midland County judge, Terry Johnson, suspended by state judicial conduct commission.California loses another multi-billion-dollar giant to Texas as corporate exodus growsListen on the radio, or station stream, at 5pm Central. Click for our radio and streaming affiliates. www.PrattonTexas.com