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  1. I have similar higher end iron that I got in 2000 from an outdoor store on Airport. Replacing the cushions evry two years is perfect. After 20+ I need to powdercoat them for the next 20 years

    Yeah, vintage Woodard stuff is getting hard to find at a decent price. You can usually find a good deal on vintage Salterini.
  2. I have yet to see a concise explanation as to why AISD pays 3.6X as much into recapture as Houston ISD, which serves 2.5X the number of students.Β  That skew is massive.Β  Redfin claims the median sale price in Houston is $315K, whereas it's $645K in Austin, or 2.05X higher.Β  HISD must pull from a LOT fewer houses to explain that difference.Β  It would seem to be in the neighborhood of 60% the properties and yet still 2.5X the attendance.

    You have to be creative to keep those pesky recapture payments low.

    β€œFrisco TIRZ No. 1 is so advantageous to Frisco ISD that the state of Texas actually changed the law after it was created to prevent other school districts from taking advantage of the same benefits. That’s because the TIRZ removes a portion of the District’s property wealth from the equalized state funding formula, which determines how much school districts receive from the state for day-to-day operations. Because the property value isn’t factored into that calculation, the revenue it generates is not subject to recapture by the state for distribution to property-poor districts across Texas, which is commonly referred to as Robin Hood. As a result, FISD has contributed less under recapture over the years.”


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  3. Are the current private schools competing under UIL?Β  Or do they have their own organization?Β  Β Just thinking if UIL loses enough schools in the metropolitan areas, they lose that money and UIL becomes worse for the underfunding too.Β Β 
    I know most people think the rural vote isn't worth the effort, but the Texas GOP is sure doing a lot to lock it down.Β  Mainly because they know they are losing the urban battle.Β Β 
    Seems there could be a way to expose them for the hypocrites they are concerning rural if someone could lucidly show a path they have been on for so long and are continuing to follow concerning education and vouchering.Β Β 
    And yes they fuck with the small schools, they fuck with their athletics and that fucks with the communities' pride.Β  Β  I guess they've fucked with pretty much all the other aspects of small communities.Β  Selling votes for Trump flags.
    Or maybe over time they just normalize people to shittier situations.Β  Β We'll replace football with MadMax type jousting tourneys with 20 year old 4WD duallies rolling smoke on country roads.Β Β 
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  4. Palisades zoysia is shade tolerant and drought tolerant

    Yeah. Neighbor tried that but he’s not super happy with it. Still develops brown patches. I dunno, not a big lawn guy. My Elm tree laughed every time I tried to grow a lawn in the back.
  5. I’m in N. Tex and St Augustine is the only thing that will grow in the shade. However, we have a gigantic Elm and two dogs and finally gave up on the back yard. Had artificial turf installed last Jan. So far we and the dogs love it.

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