Kathy Walt
Kathy Walt
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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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With his Hollywood looks, he was typecast to play the governor of the great state of Texas,
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We felt very strongly that we needed a more bipartisan approach.
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We certainly have been monitoring it at the governor's level and it is a concern, just as an increase in violence in the adult prison system would be a concern.
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As the governor has said, once he has a bill or bills on his desk that substantially reduce property taxes and reform the business franchise tax, he'll open the call to other issues.
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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 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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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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She will say or do anything to stop a property tax cut for Texans in order to advance her political agenda. No one has elected her to provide legal opinions.
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Obviously from Governor Perry's standpoint, Texas is going to lend a helping hand and take care of those who have been devastated,