{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin","title":"Battling the Big Education Cartel with Rep. Terri Leo-Wilson","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1369,"description":"Why are Texas property taxes still rising despite record education spending? Why has Texas school district debt ballooned to hundreds of billions of dollars? And how are taxpayer-funded lobbyists, education foundations, and public-private partnerships impacting local taxpayers?\nIn this eye-opening episode of Parent Empowerment with Mandy Drogin, Texas State Representative Terri Leo-Wilson (HD-23) joins Mandy to expose what she calls the \"education cartel\" and the powerful network of school districts, developers, consultants, lobbyists, and special interests driving debt, property tax increases, and political lawfare across Texas.\nRep. Leo-Wilson discusses:\n✅ Texas school district debt and rising property taxes\n✅ Education foundations and financial transparency concerns\n✅ Public-private partnership (P3) agreements\n✅ Taxpayer-funded lobbying in Texas\n✅ Political targeting and lawfare against elected officials\n✅ School bond elections and local government spending\n✅ TEA investigations and accountability efforts\n✅ Property tax reform and taxpayer protections\n✅ Government transparency and public accountability\n✅ The future of education policy in Texas\nThis conversation dives into the intersection of education policy, taxpayer rights, government transparency, school finance, and political influence in Texas.\nIf you're concerned about property taxes, school spending, government accountability, or education reform, this is a discussion you won't want to miss.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/_ImoH02SqKSezOOeC82tf4FL0wBpSk9AYZWFfSkkkN4/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS80YWRk/NjUyMjI1MjY4NGNk/ZTlmMDczYzRiOGE2/OWEyYi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}