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September 2009
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June 2009 ArchivesIn a three-city tour on Wednesday, Democrat Tom Schieffer is officially declaring his candidacy for governor. He's starting in his hometown of Fort Worth, then jetting to Houston before winding down with a stop in Austin. His key issues, according to a release, will be healthcare, education and a "revival of Texas' can-do spirit". "It has been a long time since we had any vision in this state, and I want to do something about that," Schieffer said. "I am a Democrat - as Sam Rayburn used to say, without prefix, suffix or apology -- and I think it is time we all had a governor." He's planning on visit... State Sen. Leticia Van de Putte, D-San Antonio, has been subject of speculation about a possible 2010 gubernatorial bid for months. But in a statement released this morning, the longtime senator says she won't be putting herself or her family through the hurly burlyness of a statewide campaign in Texas. Here's the end-of-press-release-twist. "That's why I think Senator Kirk Watson should raise his sights and run for Governor. I've watched as Senator Watson has emerged as a leader in the state Senate on the issues of most importance to Texans. While staying true to Democratic values, he is a bipartisan pragm... I am back from the faraway land known as KVUE News Nighbeat (aka the night shift), where I was subbing last week. The nightbeat is a foreign place to me. So foreign that the most political story I covered all week was Austin's demonstration against the disputed election results in Iran. (Other hits from the nightbeat stint included man-who-might-have-tried-to-drown-wife in Colorado River and the Hazmat-scare-that-wasn't.) This was Austin, so the most oppressive thing was the heat... which reached the triple digits. About five hundred demonstrators showed up with "Where's My Vote" and other green signs, some... Governor Rick Perry says he'll be back in the office after breaking his collarbone in a mountain biking accident last night. We know this because he broadcasted the message from his computer using social-networking program, Twitter.
Governor Rick Perry took a tumble on a mountain bike ride Tuesday night and broke his r... Governor Rick Perry on a special session due to lawmakers' unfinished business: How worried are you about bond ratings? Will Voter ID be part of a special session call? In his first term in the Texas Senate, state Sen. Kirk Watson, D-Austin, took home Texas Monthly magazine's 'Rookie of the Year' prize. His sophomore year (despite the bizarre ending) was arguably even stronger, and Watson landed on the magazine's "Ten Best" legislators list in its July issue. Said Paul Burka and Patti Kilday Hart of Watson (the rest is available at Texas Monthly): He's the Galápagos penguin of the Texas Legislature. That rarest of birds--an effective liberal--Watson has adapted... The current state comptroller will announce what she wants to do next with her career, in a press event Wednesday morning. The media advisory notes Combs has been elected statewide three times, made state spending more transparent and showed other tall women that standing tall is nothing to be ashamed of. (OK I made up that last one. But that would be a good accomplishment.) The Combs presser will take place at Austin's Four Seasons at 10am Wednesday. Despite House Speaker Joe Straus' efforts to avoid "blame gaming" after the sudden Senate meltdown on the closing day of the session, the back-and-forth between the Senate, House and Governor's office continues on this morning after. "If I understood what happened last night, I would be an absolute genius. I thought I was watching an episode of Lost. I don't understand what they [the senators] were thinking," said Governor Rick Perry, in his post-session press conference. Perry says he worked with Straus mid-afternoon Monday to come up with the resolution idea that allowed state agencies to stay ali... For anyone who peaced out early on Sine Die, the Senate adjourned without clearing safety net legislation to continue five state agencies because Republicans were upset $2 billion in transportation road bonds went unapproved by the House. A special session could be necessary to keep the agencies alive, but some lawmakers say Governor Rick Perry could just as well issue an executive order to keep TXDOT, the Texas Racing Commission and Texas Dept of Insurance alive. But what of the $2 billion beef? Many questions in the air this morning. "Tonight's developments in the Texas House and Senate were dis... Texas House lawmakers adjourned on the eve of Sine Die after failing to pass the sunset safety net bill, HB 1959, which would keep half a dozen state agencies going until next session, when lawmakers will try once again to overhaul them. As state Rep. Carl Isett, R-Lubbock, was rushing his questioners on the floor in order to take a vote on the sunset safety net bill, state Rep. David Leibowitz, D-San Antonio, began questioning him and after the clock struck midnight, called a point of order for going past the deadline. Straus s... |
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