State Representative Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) wants to include education reform on the agenda of the upcoming 85th legislative session of the Texas House of Representatives. The major bill Isaac is pushing forward involves reforming the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR...

The debate over transgender student bathroom use within Dripping Springs ISD was rekindled Monday as a local state representative and a nonprofit Christian group opposed the district’s current policy. Jonathan Saenz, president of Texas Values, and State Representative Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs...

Debate raged during a public meeting at Dripping Springs Ranch Park Nov. 10 over the city of Dripping Springs’ proposed discharge permit application to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ). The meeting, requested by Texas State Representative Jason Isaac, gave residents the chance to...

By Samantha Smith A local state representative is opposing the creation of a new emergency service district (ESD) and the expansion of an existing district that are on the ballot this November.  State Representative Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) expressed his opposition for creating ESD 9 and the...

By Moses Leos III A local state representative’s quest to reform standardized testing in Texas is gaining traction, as language within a proposed bill for the 85th Legislative Session in 2017 is being finalized. State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) is calling for a bill that would allow schoo...

A local state representative is calling for fundamental reform of the state’s standardized testing system after the “litany of errors” he claims plagued the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) in 2016.  State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) called for reform in a press rel...

Staff report    A local state representative is calling for fundamental reform of the state’s standardized testing system after the “litany of errors” he claims plagued the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) in 2016.  State Rep. Jason Isaac (R-Dripping Springs) called for refor...

Staff Report   When regional leaders meet to talk about water next week, they will find themselves knee deep in a new flow of money intended to help them quench a thirsty future for south-central Texas.  The Texas Water Development Board awarded up to $7.49 million in low-interest loans to support t...

By Neena Satija A bill designed to protect western Hays County residents' water wells in light of a massive groundwater pumping project is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk — following an emotional week of political drama over an issue once considered local and relatively uncontroversial.  House Bil...

by John Hatch   (Publisher’s Note: Last week’s guest column by Tim Doty was anti-EP. This week the discussion continues with pro-EP remarks.) I magine the Texas Legislature is meeting. Two bills are up for consideration. One bill creates a Groundwater Conservation District to oversee areas that up u...