Kathy Walt
Kathy Walt
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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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The plan they have been discussing will provide a record property tax cut and will provide a stable, long-term source of funding for public schools while reflecting the Texas economy of the 21st century.
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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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There's been a whole lot of disaster planning that has occurred since 1998, and what the governor has directed . . . is to pre-position assets, firefighters and equipment in location so they can be moved as quickly as possible to areas that have the need.
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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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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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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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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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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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Her work is so shoddy and incompetent, she didn't even know how to track payments.
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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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I have found sufficient reason to indefinitely stop all payments to the firm.