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The Round Rock Independent School District (RRISD) in Texas is using its own armed agents to arrest parents who speak out against the school board’s policies, according to Christopher Rufo in the City Journal.

Round Rock school district voters turned out in record numbers Saturday to overwhelmingly reject a record-high $349 million bond package administrators said was needed to build new schools. Hutto school district voters did just the opposite, approving a $53 million bond issue to build new facilities by a margin of 2-to-1. Round Rock's effort to sell bonds to construct two new elementary schools, a middle school and a high school was voted down by 62 percent of voters. The final count was 8,595 to 5,209. The controversial proposal, floated during a lagging economy and against organized opposition, drew nearly 14,000...

McNeil students see 13-minute presentation on campus needs, angering bond opponents By Bob Banta AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Wednesday, February 09, 2005 ROUND ROCK — A 13-minute video produced by the Round Rock school district outlining the needs for new schools and renovations caused controversy Wednesday. The $13,000 video, paid for with school tax dollars, was shown campuswide to students at McNeil High School during an announcements period on Tuesday. The video listed school facilities administrators hope will be funded through a $349 million bond proposal. Residents will vote on the bond issue March 5. Teachers and staff members were shown pointing...