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A cornucopia of polls!
9/8/2010 7:02 PM
The latest is from Public Policy Polling, a Democratic firm, which shows Perry ahead of White by 48% to 42%. PPP’s previous Texas governor’s race survey, in June, showed Perry and White tied at 43% each. A recent Zogby poll commissioned by longtime Texas Democratic godfather Bernard Rapoport has Perry in the lead, 44.4% to [...]
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This is TPJ’s summary of its report: Two-thirds of the Texas Enterprise Fund (TEF) projects that faced job-creation targets by 2009 failed to deliver the jobs that they originally promised in exchange for $368 million in public funding, a new Texans for Public Justice study finds. This marks a sharp increase from the 42 percent [...]
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When it comes to obesity, Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Lewisville, says she feels like Indiana Jones trying to desperately outrun a large boulder rolling toward him. State SenatorJane Nelson "I don't know if the public fully understands what's ahead," Nelson...
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The Democratic polling firm of Public Policy Polling found Republican incumbent Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst soundly defeating Democrat Linda Chavez-Thompson in their race. Dewhurst is leading 54 percent to 34 percent....
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A Busy Week Ahead at the Capitol

This week I have committee hearings Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday in Austin....

DMN Editorial: Texas is less Independent than it was when the Governor Took Office

DMN editorial claims, "Texas relies more on federal dollars and less on its own taxes than it did when Perry took office. Put another way: Texas is less independent than it was when the governor took office, not more." 

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Editorial on Balancing the Budget

This recent Dallas Morning News editorial is helpful for understanding the state's challenge of balancing the budget.

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State Agencies Report Potential 5% Cuts, Showing Need for Other Options

The state is estimating a shortfall in revenue of about $15 billion dollars, or close to 20% of our total state-funded budget. In response to this crisis our Governor, Lt. Governor and Speaker of the House directed all state agencies to propose 5% cuts in...

Discussing our State Budget Deficit in the Ways and Means Committee

Yesterday I attended our Ways and Means Committee hearing in Houston, where much of the discussion focused on our budget deficit. This challenge will continue to consume our energy over the next 18 months, and how we resolve it will impact every othe...

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