Kathy Walt
Kathy Walt
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People are sick and tired of political attacks from Washington politicians who are more worried about getting media attention than in solving problems.
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We shouldn't be subsidizing them if they're working here illegally. Giving employers a deduction off of their tax liability is tantamount to subsidizing them.
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The question is, did they achieve the goals that were set out for them? Did they do the work? And I think they did. We've seen increased funding for Texas since the consultants were hired.
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Well (expletive). Colley doesn't have the authority to call out the national guard. Only the governor does. This kind of (expletive) has been going on all day.
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Whether indeed members of the Mexican military crossed into Texas, or they were thugs dressed up as Mexican military, the incident is unacceptable and troubling.
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What they're facing with their daughter's cancer is something that no family should have to go through. It's so sad. The situation as they described it, the governor talked with them and asked them questions.
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Until we know specifically when he plans to resign his seat, there are too many moving parts to say what will happen.
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I don't understand their objection to consumers hearing about the plan other than the fact that they don't want the Legislature to succeed.
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He established the council, as he said at the time, to get recommendations to enhance public confidence in the criminal justice system. He's aware that (eyewitness identification) is one of the issues they're looking at.
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We're preparing for potential inland flooding and tornadoes.
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I have found sufficient reason to indefinitely stop all payments to the firm.
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I don't know of a single teacher in Texas who wouldn't welcome the possibility of getting a raise of $10,000, and if the head of a labor union wants to demean and diminish the hard work and the value of teachers, then he or she should be ashamed.
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Her work is so shoddy and incompetent, she didn't even know how to track payments.
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He certainly is aware of who we hired. But decisions are made more at the staff level.