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Dear Editor,
    The city said they were keeping the pools open through October. I live in Montopolis where people go to the pool to cool down, not so much to recreate. However, the only pool that is open every day is off Burnet. So the rich white people get the only everyday pool opening, but the people in low-income areas just have to suffer on weekdays?

Dear Editor,
    [Re: "School's Back in Session in Round Rock and So Are Book Banners," News, Aug. 25] The article says, “… when one of the book banners was admonished for using the word ‘fuck’ she complained that she told the children to leave."
    The article does not mention the age of children in the room or for which the book in question was written.
    My daughter attended RRISD. When I tried to caution a friend about cussing around her, my daughter said, “Oh, mom, I hear that in the halls at school every day.”
    This was in middle school more than 25 years ago.

Dear Editor,
    In my humble opinion, I think that the Sept. 1 "Luv Doc" article ["The Luv Doc: Paris in the Fall"] is one of the best articles I’ve ever read, and I read them all. His characterization and opinion of the windbag brother-in-law is not only perfectly stated and to the point, but also provides a reasonable, logical, and acceptable way of dealing with and not worrying about a goofball relative.

Dear Editor,
    I appreciate the article in the Sept. 1 issue regarding the mess that is I-35 and its creator, TxDOT ["Rethink35 Is Suing TxDOT Over I-35 Expansion With Broad Community Support," News]. I also need to point out that the article has an error that should be corrected, but it also indicates a fact that should be recognized in the lawsuit.
    First, Pete Buttigieg is the secretary of transportation, who by law (Title 23 U.S.C) has to approve all changes to interstates. The federal highway administrator works for Buttigieg.
    In my time at USDOT and then subsequent decades working on issues involving Title 23 and interstate controversies, there have been only a few times the secretary exercised his or her authority over the interstate – that is to say, challenged state DOT decisions. Those actions are noteworthy, such as I-66 in northern Virginia. I have been surprised to see that this secretary, who has been more of an activist, has been unwilling to intervene to get a better outcome.