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Schools vs. Jails on Smith County ballot this November

The Tyler Independent School District voted today to put nearly $125 million in school bonds on the November ballot, reported the Tyler Morning Telegraph, while Smith County commissioners on Thursday are expected propose yet another jail bond on the same ballot after jail proposals overwhelmingly failed in each of the last two years.After two blistering defeats, expect this third jail bond proposal to have a particularly rough ride. I'm hearing through the grapevine that opposition is already organizing behind the scenes, and there are rumblings of possible litigation because the jail plan was concocted behind closed doors, possibly in violation of the open meetings act.Not only that, the Presidential election will likely spawn exceptionally high voter turnout, which bodes particularly well for jail bond opponents...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on August 12, 2008 (boomark / email).