Kathy Walt
Kathy Walt
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The state's hiring of a bipartisan lobby team helped us secure $5 billion in additional federal funding for Texas.
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The state is not going to restrict their First Amendment rights, just as we don't restrict the political giving of thousands of people who contract with the state of Texas.
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This is still a legal matter and I think it would be the wrong time for the governor to weigh in. Let's let the legal system work.
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Once there is a bill on his desk addressing that, he's willing to open it to other issues.
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We have another hurricane season starting June 1, and there are too many issues and too many Texas lives that could be affected if we do not address these issues prior to the start of the hurricane season.
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Instead of worrying about who gets credit for our recent successes, maybe these Washington Democrats should be spending more time preventing the federal government from shortchanging us by $2 billion on hurricane relief.
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His assumption that anyone with money could use the room is incorrect. It was made available because they (lawmakers) were in session. He wanted to meet with a number of legislators who, frankly, were probably on the floor at that time.
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If paying $500,000 to a firm ... gets Texas $50 million in aid in one bill, that's a good return on our money.
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I have real concern developing about lawlessness breaking out in Texas as a result of our generosity. We need to make certain we do not exceed our ability to provide necessities for those we are agreeing to take. What's the plan for those who see the Astrodome as their rightful home for the next 90 days? What's the plan for handling increase in prison/jail population?
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Charter schools, as a matter of law, have always been exempted from the accountability system, and the 65 percent requirement is part of the financial accountability system. We don't know that there is an administrative way around it, but certainly if there is a way that Gov. Perry administratively can achieve that, he certainly will do that.
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Governor Perry has been the most open book in terms of a long-standing history of releasing his complete tax returns for years so the public is able to totally examine his sources of income.
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I don't think the e-mails quite capture the intensity of those moments. In addition to e-mail traffic, there were phone calls going on. It was kind of multitasking to the nth degree. Tensions were high. Everybody knew what was at stake.
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It's a little early to know what will be in the 2007 budget proposal from Gov. Perry. It's a concept the governor supports and issues he believes are important to that sector of the Texas economy.
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They were priorities last June, and they remain priorities today.