Pressure from Perry Ensures Dead End to Auto Registration Fee Hike
With conservative representative pitted against one another, two camps emerged–one with Darby and one with Gov. Rick Perry who opposes any fees.
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Hot List: Day 99 of the Legislature
In a major political maneuver, Governor Perry unveiled his proposal for a $1.6 billion business tax cut at a news conference at the Austin Chamber of Commerce yesterday.
Hot List: Day 98 of Legislature
Rep. Jim Pitts, chair of the House Appropriations Committee, said a supplemental education bill is on the way.
TxDOT Director Calls for Stable Highway Funding System
As lawmakers consider new highway construction this session, Sen. Wendy Davis (D-Fort Worth) warned this morning that they need to address TxDOT’s huge debt [...]
Perry: More Money for I-69 Means More Business for Texas
Maybe the Trans-Texas Corridor wasn’t so dead after all. Gov. Rick Perry stepped up his support Wednesday morning for new interstate highway construction running [...]