The EPISD Minute?

So there is a segment on KTSM's news broadcast that features something called "The EPISD Minute". Here's a link to the latest one.

There are often little segments that are really just a commercial disguised as a news segment that stations sell to whoever wants to purchase the airtime.

EPISD is closing down schools because they don't have the money to keep them open but there is a frivolous vanity segment that the district is spending how much money on?

Its seriously the most tone-deaf thing in the world for a district with financial problems to be blowing money on a vanity segment on TV when barrio kids are going to be shoved into classes together because you know that shit ain't gonna happen on the westside.

I don't recall when it started, but an open records request for how much money the district spent on the segment and for how long should provide some answers.

David Candelaria is the general manager at KTSM and sources indicate that he's good pals with Superintendent Cabrera and former board member Dori Fenenbock.

Fenenbock is apparently going through some changes in her life right now following a split with her spouse and growing conversations about her running for State Senator against Jose Rodriguez. It is unclear if she's going to run as a Democrat or a Republican for that seat, but if you start to see stories featuring Fenenbock on KTSM soon, it wouldn't shock me.

Anywho, I'll follow up and tell you what the dollar amount is being spent on that little vanity project on KTSM.

Now that I think about it, I wonder if those EPISD segments will feature any information about the school closures?

EDITOR'S NOTE: Shout out to Munzer!