(Seguin) — Two key ballots items will be featured this weekend on radio station KWED’s Saturday Topic program.
The news and public affairs program starts with a look at the Seguin ISD’s Voter Approval Tax Ratification Election (VATRE). Voters will be asked to vote “For” or “Against” Proposition A on the November 5 ballot.
Seguin ISD Chief Financial Office Liz Oaks and Trustee Josh Bright will be part of a discussion about why the tax ratification election is necessary. The district is facing a $4 million deficit and the tax ratification would lower the maintenance and operation tax rate by 1.38 cents to just over $1.10 per $100,000 of taxable property value.
Even though it lowers the rate, the district would actually be able to capture more revenue from the state — maximizing that level. School finance is a complicated subject and that’s part of the discussion on the Saturday Topic. The pair will also discuss the potential challenges that lie ahead if the VATRE is not successful. The lost revenue could impact the district’s ability to offer raises to its teachers and put some non-essential programs in jeopardy. Those details are all included in part one of the program.
Segments two and three on the Saturday Topic focus on the candidates seeking the District 44 seat in the Texas House of Representatives. Democratic Candidate Eric Norman and Republican Alan Schoolcraft are both vying for the position. Each candidate will be given a chance to discuss their qualifications and their vision for Texas. The program will also feature discussion of several key issues important to voters in Texas and across District 44, which includes both Guadalupe and Gonzales counties.
The Saturday Topic gets started at 8 a.m. Saturday morning on AM 1580 KWED. The station can be livestreamed online at seguintoday.com. If you have an Alexa enable device, you can listen to the station by saying — “Alexa, play KWED radio.”