Kathy Walt
Kathy Walt
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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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The governor thinks that with full and open disclosure that voters are astute enough to make the decision. They can look at campaign finance reports and make their own decisions on whether it was an appropriate contribution or an appropriate amount.
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The governor thinks it's a very important issue to be in D.C. to testify before the committee on all of the actions Texas took between Hurricane Katrina and Rita and the financial impact those actions had on our state and continue to have on our state.
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The governor has indicated that his primary interest and focus right now will be on addressing the Supreme Court ruling.
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The governor has already asked his appointees to various licensing boards for professionals, including doctors, nurses and dentists, to set up arrangements so they can begin to practice their professions in Texas,
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The governor does believe in having a single person who can make the call in disaster situations.
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The governor didn't make his decision on who to appoint until just recently.
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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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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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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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If the student wants to review mentally to get ready for a test or pray silently, they can. The law does not set it up specifically as a moment for prayer.
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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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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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He has decided, at least for the time being, that taking a more focused approach is better.