‘Early To Rise’ Petition for Early Childhood Education Rejected by Appeals Court

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Apparently the petition to add a referendum to the November ballot, which would add a small property tax accessment to fund early education, has been stopped. An appeals court has sided with Harris County Judge Emmett in saying the petition was not properly processed. 

Early-to-Rise-logoLaura Isensee, KUHF Public Radio
At the polls in November, voters won’t see any proposal for an early education tax in Harris County.The Early to Rise campaign has lost its legal battle to put the issue before voters.

Last month, its attorney asked a court of appeals to force the issue on the ballot after the Harris County Judge Ed Emmett refused to put it there.

The court of appeals has given its ruling. The answer is no.

“Obviously I was pleased because the court of appeals agreed with my position.” Harris County Judge Ed Emmett sees it as a simple legal issue.

“This really isn’t about early childhood education. It could have been about any other subject where people were trying to use the law to raise taxes on everybody in the county for a specific purpose and it did not fit the law they were trying to use.”
(Hear and read the full story at KUHF Public Radio)

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