In the wake of a court ruling keeping state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Grandbury, on the ballot lawyers for Democratic opponet and the state party are deciding whether to appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. But time is short: Under state election law, Friday,August 20, is the last day a candidate who is removed from the ballot can be replaced.
from the Texas weekly
Monday, August 30, 2010
Bill White, not Rick Perry, accepts invite to debate
San Antonio- Democratic Bill White said Friday that he would take the stage for gubnatorial debate this fall sponsored by the state's largest newspapers and Ustin public television station KLRU-TV.
Rupublic Gov. Rick Perry made no such commitment.
One the day the American Stataesman and other debates sponsors formally invited the candidates to the Oct. 19 debate in Austin, Perry's campaign contineud to say that he would not debate until White releases income tax returns from his years as deputy energy secretary in the mid-1990s.
by Jason Embry
American Statesman Staff
Rupublic Gov. Rick Perry made no such commitment.
One the day the American Stataesman and other debates sponsors formally invited the candidates to the Oct. 19 debate in Austin, Perry's campaign contineud to say that he would not debate until White releases income tax returns from his years as deputy energy secretary in the mid-1990s.
by Jason Embry
American Statesman Staff
Health Care Reform
The Historic Health insurance reform bill passed by the house on March 21. Presisent Obama signed the bill into law on March 22.
According to the Congressiional budget office the law will provide 32 million more people - more than 94 percent of Americans wirh coverge the agency also said it will lower health care cost in the long term.
The plan includes many changes for American businessess families and citizens, but how those changes affect each entity varies.
Full story can be read on news8austin-
Politics
According to the Congressiional budget office the law will provide 32 million more people - more than 94 percent of Americans wirh coverge the agency also said it will lower health care cost in the long term.
The plan includes many changes for American businessess families and citizens, but how those changes affect each entity varies.
Full story can be read on news8austin-
Politics
Major discuss upcoming legislative session
ARLINGTON-- Majors of big cities in Texas met in Arlington to Discuss the upcoming legislative session agreeing to ask for renewed funding to help the homeless.
Austin major Lee Leffingwell attending the meeting.
Arlington Major Robert Cluck said Friday the majors also agreed they want unfunded mandates from the Legislative or any legislation passed that would take away from the cities' abilities to govern themselves.For instances, he said they would divert city taxes to state funds.
According to cluck when the legislative session begins in January, the majors plan to ask for continued funding from the state to help the homeless.He said big cities mostly got $20 million from the states for the homeless.
Mayors from Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Elpaso and Sugar Land also attended.
by: Associated Press
Copyright 2010 Associated Press, All rights reservedd.
Austin major Lee Leffingwell attending the meeting.
Arlington Major Robert Cluck said Friday the majors also agreed they want unfunded mandates from the Legislative or any legislation passed that would take away from the cities' abilities to govern themselves.For instances, he said they would divert city taxes to state funds.
According to cluck when the legislative session begins in January, the majors plan to ask for continued funding from the state to help the homeless.He said big cities mostly got $20 million from the states for the homeless.
Mayors from Dallas, Denton, Fort Worth, Corpus Christi, Elpaso and Sugar Land also attended.
by: Associated Press
Copyright 2010 Associated Press, All rights reservedd.
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