The flat, one-lane roads into Wink, Texas, are peppered with oil wells that slowly bob up and down.
In the town, the sleek and bright school campus stands out among modest homes. A small orange water tower sits off to the side, near a gas station and convenience store.
After four years without a state funding increase, many Texas school districts are struggling to make ends meet. But, as the bright lights of Wink’s new football stadium attest, Wink-Loving Independent School District isn’t feeling the pinch.
