TribWeek: Top Texas News for the Week of 1/7/13
Momentum is growing for Texas lawmakers to commit large amounts of money to address the state's long-term infrastructure needs, particularly water and transportation.
With more than 25.6 million people spread across roughly 260,000 square miles and two time zones, the issues important to Texans vary as vastly as the terrain. Every two years, when lawmakers gather in Austin with a list of legislative priorities, a picture of what's important where comes into focus. Over the past month, we've traveled across the state to find out what voters hope their lawmakers will fight for on their ...

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hans5162@ix.netcom.com hans
Education funding, water funding, transportation funding and paying the state's debts are the priorities. Perry's call for a tax cut is nothing more than an intellectually disabled circus freak biting the head off of a chicken while his lone supporter, Michael Quinn Sullivan claps enthusiastically.