Kathy Walt
Kathy Walt
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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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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 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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Once again, we're saying here are these people in your community, and here's their criminal history. Beyond that, we have no jurisdiction to place them on supervision in Texas.
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It's way too early to determine the long-term impact, financial or otherwise.
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The intent certainly is that people whose taxes are frozen would see the same level of property tax deductions.
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They are going to start issuing debit cards, $2,000 per adult, today (Wednesday) at the Astrodome.
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They are going to start issuing debit cards, $2,000 per adult, today at the Astrodome.
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They were priorities last June, and they remain priorities today.
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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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With his Hollywood looks, he was typecast to play the governor of the great state of Texas,
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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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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.