Here we go again. Promises to build new bridges, repair or replace highways, high speed rails and build more schools. While he will again be saying this he also is laying off teachers and doing negative things that affects all the above. He doesn’t know anything else to do and all the other government officials
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Hensarling disagreed with those who say the country needs to increase tax rates on some portions of the population to pay off the nation’s debt and contended that raising taxes would hurt creation of jobs. On the jobs issue, Hensarling said he believes regulations from Washington impede job growth and it is past time for
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State Rep. Aaron Peña arrived in Austin for the 82nd Legislative Session ready to combat the pervasive practice of voter fraud in South Texas. Armed with a batch of bills addressing the problem, Peña’s endeavor was the first comprehensive effort to stem problems with the mail-in ballot process since state Rep. Steve Wolens, D-Dallas, pushed through a bill that increased
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by Emily Ramshaw and Ryan Murphy April 8, 2011 Texas hospitals are abuzz over quiet conversations in the Senate about a possible “quality assurance fee,” or tax on hospitals to raise revenue to beef up Medicaid. Such a tax looks highly unlikely; lawmakers have said the hospitals would largely have to be on board before
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I don’t have a lot to say this month… I bet you’re wondering what’s wrong with me… During the last few months our ‘leaders’ and ‘economic ‘advisor’s’ have been telling the president that we are working our way out of the recession. I will use one of my favorite words here: bullshit. If you are
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