Lockhart Independent School District

And after high school, I moved away for a few years and I got married and had a kid and moved back home.

And I've been teaching in Lockhart ISD for the last 20 years.

And still teaching.

That's my day job.

And so being able to break up those companies, those monopolies, and having more competition in that housing market for apartments and duplexes, I think would go a long way to do that.

And I can talk about monopolies and breaking them up in our food supplies and other things too that would help along those lines.

One of the interesting things is that you are with the Lockhart ISD.

And Lockhart ISD recently has done a private public partnership with... oh shoot they just it just left again yeah i know the housing right they are local and we're talking about the housing right it's uh and how that kind of comes in here in san marcos is that same company is looking to use that same kind of a rental home

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The Lockhart School District.

is well into this new school year with a brand new approach to screen time.

They started the year off with a new policy saying, we're going to cut way back every day on the screen time for the kids in every grade level.

And they say they are very, very pleased so far with how this is going.

Mark Estrada is the superintendent of the Lockhart School District, and he says, we call it the Childhood Unlocked Initiative.

We're seeing our attendance rate has increased.

We'll be working with our teachers to find what is that sweet spot because we know that technology will play a role in our children's future.

School districts in Southlake, Katy, Hutto, and Flower Mound have implemented policies that mostly focus on limiting students' screen time usage during the school day.

In the Lockhart Independent School District, trustees have voted to reduce elementary students' screen time by 50% while increasing recess and hands-on learning.

Back in August, Governor Greg Abbott announced his plan to limit the use of electronic devices in Texas schools.

He said he wants a greater emphasis on physical materials, handwriting, and direct teacher instruction.

And there's some positive stuff to this.

Right now they're doing a project over in Caldwell County with the Lockhart ISD where they are helping for affordable housing for the teachers.

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