My wife teaches in Deer Park. And for the record teachers are not paid enough. Having said that the problem with these school district aren't the schools it is the Administration. On average half of the people who work for a schoold district are administration and support, they are not directly involved with teaching. Trim the fat in the front office and you would be surprised how much money there would be to actually teach the kids.
Same story everywhere.
As for over valuating homes to increase taxes......that goes on everywhere as well.
Gad! When my ex-wife was still my wife, she taught at Pasadena and we lived in Deer Park...
Small world, ain't it?
I would make a suggestion that every homeowner in Texas should protest their appraisal.
Since the appraisal process is "rigged", serious doubt regarding how much good this will do. Open to any suggestions regarding what else to do.
Unless things have changed since Aug. '02 when I moved to TX, the Chicago Teachers' Union required that all administrative personnel working in the main Chicago school headquarters have TEACHING CERTIFICATES. Receptionists, secretaries, file clerks, etc. all received the same pay, raises and benefits as those in the classroom. Featherbedding at its zenith.