Kathy Walt
Kathy Walt
asked begin boards governor including nurses practice various
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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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.
determine early financial
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.
per start today
They are going to start issuing debit cards, $2,000 per adult, today at the Astrodome.
last priorities remain
They were priorities last June, and they remain priorities today.
bipartisan felt needed strongly
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.
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Once there is a bill on his desk addressing that, he's willing to open it to other issues.
additional billion bipartisan federal funding helped hiring lobby secure team
The state's hiring of a bipartisan lobby team helped us secure $5 billion in additional federal funding for Texas.