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Which movie do you think should win Best Picture at the Oscars this weekend (you can check out the trailers by going to the "Best Picture Poll" in my "Community Forum" under the "Media" Tab)?











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He's right about Texas politics. And also left.

This is the text of an e-mail I received from the Perry camp about the attacks the Perry campaign will use against Bill White: “Bill White as Mayor of Houston: supported gun control; opposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage; made Houston a sanctuary city; left Houston with twice as much debt per capita as [...]
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Sharp tactics
3/6/2010 10:25 PM
One observation that I should have made in the post, “Can Democrats win a statewide race?” Jim Sharp is a candidate for Place 3 on the Texas Supreme Court. My belated observation is this: “Sharp” is a pretty good name to have on the Democratic ballot.
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Recent national stories in the New York Times Sunday magazine and Washington Monthly about the State Board of Education's effort to rewrite history curriculum standards may be responsible for increasing interest. At least 10 TV cameras are set up as...
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More than a dozen civil rights groups urged the State Board of Education in a letter Wednesday to correct proposed standards they say would distort history. The groups contend the board wants to minimize: ** efforts by ethnic minorities and...
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  1. Re: Oscars - Best Picture Poll

    Larry, Thanks for your encouraging words. Mike

    --Mike Villarreal

  2. Re: Oscars - Best Picture Poll

    Representative, your film is a wonderful depiction of the person, family man, and representative of ...

    --Larry

  3. Re: Appointed to the Select Committees on School Finance, Fiscal Stability

    Our school is a single gender public charter school. It is small, so we get limited funds from our d...

    --Andrea

 
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Appointed to the Select Committees on School Finance, Fiscal Stability


Speaker Straus has appointed me to serve on two Select Committees, one on Fiscal Stability and the other on School Finance, in addition to my standing committees.  I'm honored by his trust in me. The first committee will study how well the state's revenue and spending align, and whether we need structural changes in our budget. It's an opportunity to build on my efforts to examine corporate tax breaks, ensure taxes are fair, eliminate wasteful spending, and secure sufficient funding for education and other investments.
 
But today I'd like to focus on the School Finance committee and ask for your input.
 
This committee will propose changes to how we distribute education funding, giving us an opportunity to improve the education that Texas students receive. The legislation creating the Committee, HB 3646, also tasks us with making recommendations on closing the achievement gap, measuring college and workforce readiness, revising the education accountability system, and promoting efficient and effective support structures for public schools.
 
Over the course of the year, we will hold public hearings around Texas. In addition to learning about the technical details of funding formulas, I will make this an opportunity to work on our approach to funding quality pre-k programs inside and outside of the traditional public school setting.
 
I would also like to learn from you about what education strategies or programs are working in your community. The education challenges we face are significant, but the negative stories too often overshadow the hard work, innovations and success stories around our state. We need to do a better job celebrating, studying and replicating those successes.
  
Let's start now. Leave a comment below to let me know what is working in your community.



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    State Representative Mike Villarreal - Texas House District 123 San Antonio
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