City, County Pledge to Help AISD’s Recapture Struggle

As school funding in Austin is stretched paper-thin, officials say they'll push to secure more dollars

"...its recurrent budgetary shortfalls. That inevitably means talking about recapture, the Texas "Robin Hood" law that requires property-wealthy districts..."

April 8, 2022 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Blair Witch

Stay out of the (noisy) woods

"...found-footage freak-out The Blair Witch Project knows it can’t recapture the magic of the original – that would require..."

Sept. 16, 2016 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Happening

In M. Night Shyamalan's mystery spooker, logic-defying episodes of death and destruction suddenly erupt across America.

"...The Happening. Despite his ever more wiggy attempts to recapture the box-office sucker punch of The Sixth Sense, every..."

June 20, 2008 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Eight Legged Freaks

Giant spiders invade a small town in this fun B-movie throwback.

"...Kari Wuhrer and Leon Rippy. An intentional attempt to recapture the goofy, goopy B-movie magic of those great Fifties..."

July 19, 2002 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Dracula: Dead and Loving it

"...effort -- a blatant and sadly unsuccessful attempt to recapture the flavor of his superior Young Frankenstein -- purports..."

Dec. 22, 1995 Movie Review by Joey O'Bryan

Top Dog

"...through the years. Obviously, the two are trying to recapture some of the financial success of their other recent..."

May 5, 1995 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

The War

"...of 1970, director Avnet seems to be trying to recapture with The War some of that Southern-steeped charm that..."

Nov. 4, 1994 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Brain Donors

"...usual venue of biting satire in an attempt to recapture the long-lost energy of anarchistic comedy a la the..."

April 24, 1992 Movie Review by Pamela Bruce

F/X2

"...(subtitled The Deadly Art of Illusion), valiantly tries to recapture the spit and polish indie feel of the original,..."

May 17, 1991 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

Shortchanged

A lot of belt tightening and creative thinking make getting by with low dollars possible for AISD

"...theoretical excess is sent to the state under the recapture system, aka "Robin Hood." Those recapture payments are nominally..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

House to Address Education Funding

Speaker Joe Straus sets school finance as interim item

"...(ASATR). In 2006, when the Legislature last revised the recapture system, a fix was put in place that would..."

June 10, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Proposes a Budget

AISD sees its money go back to the state

"...school year, and it contains a 49% increase in recapture payments to the state under the "Robin Hood" system...."

April 29, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

AISD Copes With Post-COVID Life

With falling enrollment, budget woes, and “behavioral events” maybe the kids aren’t alright

"...accustomed to hearing, the state's "Robin Hood" school finance recapture system, instituted in 1993, makes off with almost half..."

Nov. 26, 2021 News Feature by Morgan O’Hanlon

Balancing the Books After Years of Neglecting Schools

The Texas Legislature wants to fix school finance, but how?

"...might be in play; the Senate's proposal depends on recapture payments extracted from supposedly "property-rich" districts to balance the..."

April 7, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Making the Math Work on Real School Finance Reform

"Texas Plan" brings new money to Austin and other districts, but nothing's final yet

"...school districts that are being crippled by the state's recapture system for equalizing school finance...."

April 26, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Central Texas Lawmakers Speak Out About the 86th Legislative Session

Interviews with the team representing 2.1 million Austin metro residents

"...for education. So in that sense, everybody is in recapture. So we need to start having the state pay..."

Jan. 4, 2019 News Feature by the News Staff

AISD Prepares to Slice the Apple

School district battles its budget monsters

"...the district is required to pay into the state's "recapture" fund – theoretically a tool to equalize school funding..."

Dec. 7, 2018 News Feature by Austin Sanders

School Finance Plan Headed for Hearing

Aycock promises no losers as Senate obsesses on vouchers

"...the basic allotment goes up, the amount taken under recapture goes down. • Raw cash: In addition to $2.3..."

April 8, 2015 News Post by Richard Whittaker

What's So Special?

Gov. Perry calls a special session, and pits property taxes against schoolchildren

"...the state for redistribution to poorer districts, via the recapture system (disdained or praised as "Robin Hood")...."

April 23, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Is the Wolf at the Schoolhouse Door?

AISD's budget cuts could be deep and painful.

"...year's anticipated revenue shortfall, aggravated by an increasing state "recapture" obligation (aka "Robin Hood," under which Austin is a..."

Jan. 31, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

AISD Balances Its Books With What Robin Hood Left Behind

Everybody gets a raise, but 600 positions are getting cut

"...The recapture system, often called "Robin Hood," was instituted in 1993..."

July 1, 2022 News Feature by Maggie Q. Thompson

City Budget Squeezed Between Basic Costs and State Neglect

The city has $1.03 billion in taxpayer money. Here's where it's going.

"...these discussions, addressing a chart reflecting the spike in "recapture" payments from AISD to the state, growing markedly over..."

Aug. 11, 2017 News Feature by Michael King

Lege Session Dealt Blow to AISD Budget

AISD grapples with impact of this session's bills on its financial future

"...finance department calculated AISD would receive $10.6 million in recapture relief – the reduction in payments to the state..."

July 10, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The Challenge of Judge Dietz

School finance decision puts responsibility where it's always been - on all of us

"...universally in TV coverage), "Robin Hood" – the share-the-wealth "recapture" system – was not overturned in the courtroom, and..."

Sept. 24, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Naked City

Austin joins the list of school districts taking Robin Hood to court

"...eliminating or reducing the reliance on recapture ("Robin Hood") to adequately fund poorer districts...."

Oct. 3, 2003 News Feature by Michael King

Work for Hire

The RIAA amends a copyright law that labels "sound recordings" as "work for hire" thus robbing most musicians of right to their masters.

"...law is after 35 years, the artist can then recapture those rights. Or at least they could prior to..."

Aug. 25, 2000 Music Feature by Michael Bertin

Lege Lines: "Texas Plan" Hits Home

School finance heads to the House floor

"...– the so-called "Texas Plan" – would impact their recapture payments and per-pupil funding should it become law. Austin..."

April 5, 2019 News Feature by Austin Sanders

Houston Voters Say No to "Robin Hood"

HISD rejects making school finance payments

"...residents voted almost two-to-one to block the sending of recapture payments to the state under the "Robin Hood" school..."

Nov. 15, 2016 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Super Looks Back

Retiring Pat Forgione considers a decade mostly well spent

"...burden as a "property-rich" district according to the state's "recapture" system, under which it returns 40 cents of every..."

May 22, 2009 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: The Costs of Community

While the Lege shows what not to do, the city has a chance to do better

"...Baxter sagely, "is creating a system that ties reducing recapture to increasing equity." It's a touching sentiment – but..."

July 22, 2005 News Column by Michael King

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