Texas Republicans opposed the $787 billion stimulus package, but their districts are getting more than their fair share of emergency funds. Working my way through the detailed data this morning from Recovery.gov, a quick analysis shows that more than $8.6...
About one-third of the federal stimulus money Texas accepted this year will probably translate into ongoing obligations, the Legislature's top budget-writing adviser said today. Despite state leaders' pleas that all stimulus dollars be spent on one-time, non-recurring items, "there are...
The claim: Perry rejected $555 million in federal money for unemployment benefits because the expansion "would have mandated the state of Texas to pay costlier benefits and put higher taxes on Texas employers indefinitely," Perry wrote in an Austin American-Statesman...
Texas Sen. John Cornyn told reporters Wednesday he's optimistic about Republicans' chances in the 2010 elections. As chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, he's charged with helping craft his party's strategy going into the next election cycle. Republicans will...
Our man in Tarrant County, Jeff Mosier, reports: Tarrant County Judge Glen Whitley got a little voice time Thursday with Vice President Joe Biden. Whitley and a half dozen mayors from across the country were on a 40-minute conference call...
The House's special committee on the federal economic stimulus money is hearing from the public this week about how to spend the billions Texas will get. Among the topics: public education (K through 12), higher education, criminal justice and transportation....
Gov. Rick Perry has turned down some $500 million in federal unemployment aid that's part of the Obama administration's financial stimulus package. He says it would require Texas to expand its jobless program to allow more people to qualify for...
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