Badgers for Bond Transparency

Badgers for Bond Transparency We are not a Political Action Committee (PAC).

This is a resource for questions, community updates, & discussion about the bond proposal and what it means for our students, the fiscal community of our community, and the future of Lampasas.

Local business can largely do what they want. No one is arguing that. What Blends failed to acknowledge in their custo...
08/09/2026

Local business can largely do what they want. No one is arguing that. What Blends failed to acknowledge in their customer-focused, virtue-signaling post, was the Director of Health Services for Lampasas ISD, who helped create the new energy drink policy, elected to work for a public organization and then elected to post on a business site who sells caffeine and energy drinks on an add marketed to students and linking it to the start of the new school year. She runs/facilitates the School Health Advisory Council and that group pushed for the new policy. This wasn’t a member of the math department buying drink mixes. Our questions were linked to public meetings and public decisions by the Lampasas ISD the employee played a key role in. But we suspect Blends knows that.

The Lampasas ISD School Health page FOLLOWS Blends!! An official Lampasas ISD page follows a business that sells teas, energy drinks, and drinks with added sugars. It is the only business they follow. Screen shots obtained. The Head of the Lampasas ISD School Health office posts on her personal Facebook she is purchasing from Blends.

Blends’ advertisement is very clearly marketed towards children and they elected to not answer the question about whether or not their teas are caffeine free. All that had to happen was a change in the advertisement or the graphic so it didn't market to children. Instead, Blends deleted posts and doubled down.

The American Academy of Pediatrics states the following:

“In addition, caffeine in many of these drinks can be addictive. Children and adults who drink caffeine may have symptoms like headaches, irritability or fatigue after the effect of the caffeine wears off.”

“Parents should avoid giving their children sugary drinks and stick with milk and water. Plain water keeps children hydrated, and milk provides calcium, vitamin D, protein, vitamin A and zinc — all essential for healthy growth and development. More information on healthy drink options is available from HealthyChildren.org at https://bit.ly/47ha3qF.

Blends made a public advertisement. When businesses advertise publicly people have the right to question them.

https://publications.aap.org/aapnews/news/27276/Children-should-avoid-drinks-with-sugar-caffeine

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🎒📚 IT’S TIME TO PACK YOUR BACKPACK! 📚🎒

Introducing the 🎒 FIRST DAY SURVIVAL KIT!

https://share.google/rCX8A5YocOo9RY7Ik

Everything you need to survive that first day back:

✨ 10 Blends Tea packets
🍎 NEW Back to the Blend flavors
🎁 1 Exclusive Bonus Packet FREE
⭐ Cute School themed goodies!
📝 “You’ve Got This!!” Card
📚 And a whole lot of “I’m ready for this school year” energy!

And because this is our FIRST DAY special…

🚨 THE FIRST DAY SURVIVAL KIT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR 7 DAYS! 🚨

Once the first week is over, this kit with all the extras is going back in the supply closet. 👀🎒

So whether you’re a teacher, parent, or just someone who needs a little extra fuel to make it through the day…

Class is in session. Let’s BLEND! 🥤📚✨

🎒 FIRST DAY SURVIVAL KIT — AVAILABLE NOW!

Lampasas ISD Lampasas High School Lampasas Dispatch Record Hill Country Radio LLC.-Lampasas Real Country Who is going t...
08/08/2026

Lampasas ISD Lampasas High School Lampasas Dispatch Record Hill Country Radio LLC.-Lampasas Real Country Who is going to tell Blends, a local business that employs local Lampasas residents and voters, energy drinks are no longer permitted for students on campus? Will there be an appeals process to adjudicate an "energy drink" versus a coffee or tea? This is what happens when poorly defined sentences appear in Student Codes of Conduct.

🎒📚 IT’S TIME TO PACK YOUR BACKPACK! 📚🎒

Introducing the 🎒 FIRST DAY SURVIVAL KIT!

https://share.google/rCX8A5YocOo9RY7Ik

Everything you need to survive that first day back:

✨ 10 Blends Tea packets
🍎 NEW Back to the Blend flavors
🎁 1 Exclusive Bonus Packet FREE
⭐ Cute School themed goodies!
📝 “You’ve Got This!!” Card
📚 And a whole lot of “I’m ready for this school year” energy!

And because this is our FIRST DAY special…

🚨 THE FIRST DAY SURVIVAL KIT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR 7 DAYS! 🚨

Once the first week is over, this kit with all the extras is going back in the supply closet. 👀🎒

So whether you’re a teacher, parent, or just someone who needs a little extra fuel to make it through the day…

Class is in session. Let’s BLEND! 🥤📚✨

🎒 FIRST DAY SURVIVAL KIT — AVAILABLE NOW!

Transparency means acknowledging GOOD decisions and processes as well as voicing critique.The leadership of the Lampasas...
08/08/2026

Transparency means acknowledging GOOD decisions and processes as well as voicing critique.

The leadership of the Lampasas Middle School announced a risk-based decision to not allow third party food delivery services for students AND staff.

While we respect this may not be what adults who work for Lampasas ISD wanted (perhaps), the physical security risks are the same.

Great work Lampasas Middle School leaders. Lampasas ISDLampasas Dispatch RecordHill Country Radio LLC.-Lampasas Real Country

🚫 NO DOORDASH DELIVERIES 🚫

For the safety of our students and staff, DoorDash and other third-party food delivery services will no longer be allowed on the Lampasas Middle School campus.

In an effort to better monitor who is entering and exiting our campus, food delivery drivers will not be permitted to deliver food to students during the school day.

🍔 Parents/guardians ARE still welcome to bring food for their student and drop it off through the front office.

🚗 DoorDash, Uber Eats, Favor, and other food delivery services will NOT be accepted.

Thank you for helping us keep student safety our top priority and our campus secure! 💙🐾

Lampasas ISD resources turned off comments for the High School post about energy drinks. Lampasas ISD – care to comment...
08/06/2026

Lampasas ISD resources turned off comments for the High School post about energy drinks.

Lampasas ISD – care to comment on who approved the Lampasas High School page (a publicly funded school) to turn off comments for their recent post about energy drinks? No one disrespected the staff or the ISD (despite that being permissible online) yet the Lampasas High School page doesn’t want to deal with questions about implementation.

Also, parents should review the “2026-2027 Student Code of Conduct”. The Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees and the Superintendent emplaced the following limitations:

Students shall not possess or use: “Energy Products Prohibited (canned drinks, pouches, etc.)”

The “et cetera” is critical because it allows them to add whatever they want to the list!

Etc means coffee containing caffeine if they want.
Etc means iced tea containing caffeine if they want.
Etc means soda if they want.

The Lampasas ISD purports to cite the American Academy of Pediatrics when targeting canned energy drinks and pouches.

The AAP also highly discourages soda and consumption of added sugars.

“Excess consumption of added sugars, especially from sugary drinks, poses a grave health threat to children and adolescents, disproportionately affecting children of minority and low-income communities. Public policies, such as those detailed in this statement, are needed to decrease child and adolescent consumption of added sugars and improve health.”
https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/143/4/e20190282/37217/Public-Policies-to-Reduce-Sugary-Drink-Consumption?autologincheck=redirected

Hill Country Radio LLC.-Lampasas Real CountryLampasas Dispatch RecordLampasas ISD AthleticsBadgers for Better SchoolsEllen TroxclairRepresentative David Spiller

Excess consumption of added sugars, especially from sugary drinks, poses a grave health threat to children and adolescents, disproportionately affecting children of minority and low-income communities. Public policies, such as those detailed in this statement, are needed to decrease child and adoles...

Citizens must maintain awareness of what elected officials put in place. AFacebook post is not official policy. We loo...
08/05/2026

Citizens must maintain awareness of what elected officials put in place. A
Facebook post is not official policy. We look forward to seeing official Lampasas ISD written implementation rules and seeing if this applies to buses, field trips, and Lampasas ISD Athletics. We also encourage all parents to visit schools on back to school nights and seeing what vending machines are in school and asking if the PTSOs will still be allowed to sell sugary candy for fund raisers at school events. Hypocrisy in local government doesn’t just apply to bond votes and Political Action Committees like Badgers for Better Schools. Sugary soda is differently bad for kids but this unofficial announcement doesn’t address that. Badger Quarterback ClubLampasas Badger Basketball Booster ClubLampasas High SchoolSenator Pete Flores, District 24Ellen TroxclairRepresentative David SpillerHill Country Radio LLC.-Lampasas Real Country

Dear Lampasas ISD Parents and Guardians,
At Lampasas ISD, the health and safety of our students is always our top priority. After careful review and recommendation by our School Health Advisory Council (SHAC), the district has approved updated guidelines regarding energy drinks and other high-caffeine products on all K–12 campuses.
Our goal is simple: to help keep students healthy, safe, and ready to learn.
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that children and adolescents avoid energy drinks because of their high caffeine content and other additives. These products can affect a student's developing heart, brain, and nervous system and may cause rapid heart rate, increased blood pressure, anxiety, sleep problems, and difficulty concentrating in the classroom. Many energy drinks and caffeine products are also labeled as "Not recommended for children" or "Not intended for individuals under the age of 18."
Because of these health concerns, canned energy drinks and caffeine pouches are not permitted on any Lampasas ISD campus. Please ensure that your student does not bring these items to school. Students with open canned energy drinks will be asked to dispose of them, while unopened energy drinks and caffeine pouches, including products such as GR1NDS, will be confiscated.
Lampasas ISD is proud that every campus has earned recognition as a Heart Safe School. As part of that commitment, we strive to educate students and families about healthy choices that support lifelong heart health and overall wellness.
During the 2026–2027 school year, the Lampasas ISD School Health Department will provide age-appropriate educational opportunities for students across our campuses to learn about the effects of caffeine on the body, brain, and heart. Students will also learn about the potential health impacts of excessive and long-term caffeine consumption, empowering them to make informed, healthy choices that support their overall well-being.
We encourage students to bring a reusable water bottle each day and choose water as their primary beverage throughout the school day.
Thank you for your partnership and support as we work together to create a healthy learning environment for every student. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact your campus nurse.
Sincerely,
Lampasas ISD School Health Services

06/05/2026

Members of our small group listened to a talk by Central Texan Clayton Tucker this evening and words he said resonated with many.

“The only thing that beats organized money, is organized people.”

This last election many of the voters in Lampasas County voiced opinions over the roar of a small number of people who have the ear of the Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees and the Superintendent. The Political Action Committee Badgers for Better Schools had access to the leaders and took full advantage. Now the man who led the middle school and wasn’t able to answer questions about pest control will take over as the Assistant Superintendent.

Local voters must mobilize together and attend school board meetings, challenge the ideas of the Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees, and make it known that we won’t be taxed into oblivion so some old folks, with old money, can continue to build their altar at Badger Field.

Enough is enough.

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06/04/2026

Voters must eagerly and diligently await the next round of Lampasas ISD budget proposals and see what happens with tax rates.

Badgers for Bond Transparency remains convinced the proposed tax increases based on Bond A will not be static like we heard from the Bond Planning Meetings and the local collaborators, Badgers for Better Schools, and their only named public officer, Joey McQueen.

As the ISD raises rates overall, and property values increase based on the Lampasas CAD assessments, voters will pay more and more. Voters must remain vigilant, question the officers they elect, and read the meeting minutes after attending meetings in person.

The last vote proved voters are in charge, not local boosters who only want to appropriate money towards a high school football team that didn't send anyone to play in college this year based on the Lampasas High School signing days posts.

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05/09/2026

Voter engagement works! Bonds B and C FAILED by a super-majority. Bond A passed by 3.25% or 160 votes. If Lampasas ISD required a supermajority, it would have FAILED.

Voting is a right. So is communicating with your elected Representative.

We encourage all registered voters in Lampasas County to contact their State Representative and State Senator and tell them you support this Legislative Session passing bills that require a supermajority, over 60%, of registered voters to approve school bonds.

Tell them you support the outcomes of HJR 213 “Proposing a constitutional amendment to require a supermajority vote to authorize a political subdivision to issue general obligation bonds” and HB 275 “This bill increases the voter approval threshold for school district bond elections from a simple majority (over 50%) to a supermajority (three-fifths or 60%)”
https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HJR213/2025
https://www.billtrack50.com/billdetail/1904306

Here is the link to find out who we’ve elected to represent us in the Texas Legislature.
https://wrm.capitol.texas.gov/home

You can enter your zip code, find State Representatives, and email them your concerns. We will work to provide recommended language to include in your messages to representatives.

Senator Pete Flores, District 24
Representative David Spiller
Ellen Troxclair
Charles Perry
Badgers for Better Schools

Who Represents Me provides information about current districts and members of the Texas Senate, Texas House of Representatives, the Texas delegation to the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education.

05/03/2026

160 votes! Prop A passed by 160 votes. 3.25%. If we needed a super majority, it would have FAILED!

If that doesn’t make the Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees nervous about the public’s confidence in them, I don’t what does. But let’s be honest, there is little reflection going on with that group.

Less than 40% of voters supported B and C. Even fewer supported Badger Field waste.

Proposition A – Issuance of bonds in the amount of $115,550,000 for school facilities, with priority given to a new middle school, district-wide safety and security improvements, and buses

For: 1,310 (53.25%)
Against: 1,150 46.75%)
160 vote margin FOR!

Proposition B – Issuance of bonds in the amount of $21,580,000 for school facilities, with priority given to a new covered multi-purpose facility and a new covered band facility

For: 968 (39.67%)
Against: 1,472 (60.33 %)
504 vote margin AGAINST!

Proposition C – Issuance of bonds in the amount of $2,500,000 for existing school stadium facilities

For: 931 (38.16%)
Against: 1,509 (61.84%)
578 vote margin AGAINST!

(Caveat – unofficial results per the Lampasas Dispatch Record)

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A clean and unambiguous signal from the VOTERS and TAX PAYING RESIDENTS to the Lampasas ISD leadership that we're done w...
05/03/2026

A clean and unambiguous signal from the VOTERS and TAX PAYING RESIDENTS to the Lampasas ISD leadership that we're done with their shenanigans surrounding badger field and Badgers for Better Schools.

Lampasas ISD Board of Trustees needs a plan by the end of calendar year 2026 to stop playing at Badger Field and move to the high school. The voters have spoken.

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Lampasas ISD voters only agreed to Proposition A, which includes a new Lampasas Middle School campus, in tonight’s $139.6 million bond election.

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