Community Forum - Mike in the News

CNN Video: Rep. Villarreal on Rick Perry's Style

Administrator — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

Rep. Villarreal says Rick Perry is focused on winning elections. Watch the entire video below.

PolitiFact Texas - Mike Villarreal says Texans earning minimum wage more than doubled with Rick Perry as governor

MikeVillarreal — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

PolitiFact Texas ranks my statement that before Rick Perry became governor, "only 4 percent of our total labor force was a minimum wage job ... Today, that number has more than doubled (to) 9.5 percent" as half true. What do you think?

SAEN - Project Quest Woes Blamed on Grant

Administrator — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

As city officials, council members and community leaders grapple with the fate of a beleaguered Project Quest, supporters of the controversial workforce development program are pointing to a state grant as the source of its woes.

Bloomberg - Perry Economy Masks Gaps Amid Job Growth

Administrator — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:00:00 GMT

“He [Rick Perry] would be leaving behind a fiscal house in worse shape than he found when he first became governor,” state Representative Mike Villarreal,

DMN Article: Much History is Lost in State Board of Education's Squabbles

Administrator — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 06:00:00 GMT

In this article, Representative Villarreal says, "If Texas is going to be a leader in science and industry, then Texas will need to be a leader in education, and not a laughingstock."

Sending a Clear Message to the State Board of Education

MikeVillarreal — Wed, 19 May 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Yesterday, community leaders – as well as “Thomas Jefferson” – joined me in San Antonio to urge State Board of Education members to prioritize our children’s education ahead of their personal ideological agendas....

Statesman Article: "Solar on the Horizon"

MikeVillarreal — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Texas might seem an unlikely candidate for the world's solar market leader. But with the combination of an expansive solar resource, recent success with wind power, extensive natural gas installations, competitive electricity markets and commitment to add transmission capacity, Texas might become just that. HB 1937, sponsored by Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, enables homeowners to finance their solar panels through their property tax bills over a few decades instead of forking over many thousands of dollars up front...

Statesman article: "Andrade Appointment as Census Ambassador Gets Lukewarm Praise"

MikeVillarreal — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:00:00 GMT

Gov. Rick Perry’s announcement yesterday that he has named Secretary of State Hope Andrade as Texas census ambassador is drawing tempered praise from a state lawmaker who says Perry was too slow to promote the 2010 census. “I trust that Hope Andrade will make the most out of the limited time she has to do her job,” state Rep. Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, said in a statement today. Last October, he wrote the governor urging him to establish a statewide Complete Count Committee to support census participation. He said he never got a response.

Statesman article: "State Rep Renews Call for Perry to Promote 2010 Census"

MikeVillarreal — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT

Representative Mike Villarreal, D-San Antonio, is joining critics accusing Gov. Rick Perry of failing to do enough to support the 2010 census.

SA Express-News Article: "Latino candidates awaiting right time"

MikeVillarreal — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 06:00:00 GMT

By the end of the new decade, now only three days young, the demographics of the new Texas will look a lot like San Antonio: A significant and powerful number of Texans will be Latino. In some ways, 2010 is an annunciation year for the new generation of Latino leaders in San Antonio — they hear the call but are waiting for the right moment. Many, including state Rep. Mike Villarreal, the Castro twins — particularly state Rep. Joaquin Castro — were lobbied to run but decided to sit tight....