 Catch up and get ahead with the edge for the week of May 23rd. If you saw a whopping increase in your property tax bill, you're not alone. Residential property taxes are going up all over the San Antonio area by nearly 8%. Bear Appraisal District's Chief Appraiser came out to San Antonio Central Library on May 16th to explain what's up and what you can do about it. Go to nowcastse.com to replay video of his presentation and of the question and answer session with the audience. It might help you decide what to do about your tax bill. We've also got a link to a handy San Antonio Express News Map showing the average residential property value increases in Bear County by zip codes in 2015. The Texas Supreme Court recently ruled that the state's Byzantine system of school finance is just barely constitutional. It said Texas schoolchildren deserve transformational top-to-bottom reforms that amount to more than a Band-Aid on top of a Band-Aid. But the justices said it wasn't their job to tell 181 members of the Texas legislature what to do or how to fix it. So what's next? I talked to the men who filed suits to fix the system and here's what they had to say. These pro-equity and anti-equity groups, they need to realize that if we need to build a robust system, especially with this legislature who is not always kind to opportunity for all to take any action in the upcoming session, they're going to have to come on the same boat. They're going to have to come together, put aside their differences, quit trying to extend the equity gap between the wealthy and the poor. And if they all come together again, you're not talking about just 600 districts. You're talking about all 1,024 school districts and their 5.5 million schoolchildren. Join Nelcast Essay for a live webcast on May 26 at 6 p.m. when Dr. Bernard Walschliger will discuss his book, A German Life Against All Odds Changes Possible. The story describes his struggle growing up in Germany in the shadow of his father, a highly decorated World War II German tank commander and Nazi officer. Dr. Walschliger eventually converted to Judaism, emigrated to Israel, and served in the Israeli Defense Forces as a medical officer. Last Friday was UTSA student Hacobo Talamas' last day as a nowcast essay intern and we're going to miss him. Could you be our next intern? Listen as JT talks about what's in it for you. Hello, my name is JT and I have been an intern at Nelcast Essay for one year now. Today is my last day working here so there is now a new intern opening and I strongly urge you to consider an internship at Nelcast Essay because it is not only a place where you can meet a lot of people, it is also a place where you can learn a lot of things. We deal with a lot of community issues dealing with the city and me being able to watch videos, edit videos, write stories about those things actually helped me with my school. For more on all of these stories go to nowcastessay.com. As always, thanks for watching The Edge and see you next time.