The Brief: Top Texas News for June 1, 2011
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A subdued first day of the special session disguised a brewing Republican show of legislative force.
The Legislature's first day back after the 82nd regular session adjourned Monday offered lawmakers a little reprieve from the 11th-hour drama of the past week — the House adjourned after 10 minutes, and the Senate decided to begin work Thursday.
But with a special session (of undetermined length) now under way, Republicans began readying an agenda that would make no concessions to Democrats, whose Wendy Davis, the state senator from Fort Worth, filibustered a key school finance bill Sunday night.
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Ed Hino via Texas Tribune on Facebook
this man is the embodiment of every thing thats wrong with red neck texas politics theres no room for compromise its my way or hit the high way run for poresident ricdk you have sucked the oxygen out of texas you and bush made texas into what we didnt want atsate of partisan poltiics we are good to go when theres awar to be fought but when we come home we are worst then black mold eeew those meskin murkuns cant vote but but we fought invietnam ?oh you mean illegals well they dont have voter id ?oh you mean anchor babies ?oh well they arent us citizens we are citizens and have id .
Susan Macicak via Texas Tribune on Facebook
No shite.
Lee Dunkelberg via Texas Tribune on Facebook
All hair, no cattle.
Cara Mendelsohn via Texas Tribune on Facebook
@TexasTribune, can you verify - in the article you say that Sen. Shapiro's bill on mandate relief includes the cap on class size. I don't think that component is in this bill. Will you check and repost? Thanks!
Kathleen Vale O'Hara via Texas Tribune on Facebook
that about hits the nail on the head, but i do like Lee's comment, 'all hair, no cattle.' just might have to borrow that!
Wilkins Micawber
Governor Perry- are you reading this? Please introduce REAL emergency legislation in the special session.
BAN THE SALE OF FIREWORKS IN THE STATE THIS SUMMER.
Man up, and take charge of the fire situation your own self. The state is a tinderbox. Give the firefighters of this state a breather, and BAN THE SALE OF FIREWORKS.
Marc Lippincott via Texas Tribune on Facebook
That's Perry's M.O...."what's good for my political career is..um...good for Texas..." Except it is exactly the opposite.
Ed Hino via Texas Tribune on Facebook
all hair and no balls
Rudy Gonzales
Let's face it - these Yahoos in Austin are not doing their job! This session was to fix the budget shortfall to allow school districts to reset their budget. What do they do is meet for ten minutes and recess. NO PAY! Do not pay anyone anything at all. They have totally neglected their job! There is gross incompetence in Austin. Texas - This is what you get in a one party state! I emphasize: One party state with Social Conservatives implementing religious legislation to their likening whether Texans want it or not! The question is: who are these self appointed righteous politicians to force their Social/religious conservative values on the American public? Who do these people think they are to shove their agenda down the throat of the American public?
Mozelle Osborne via Texas Tribune on Facebook
U got that right!!!Better watch him .
Mozelle Osborne via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He's one of those misunderstandable's!!!!!
Annette Bryant
SlickRick should be in prison for what he has done to Texas! If you look at his squintie little eyes and fake smile, you will see the nasty, lying, theiving, self serving, smug, Christmas Grinch. I was born here in Austin and this is my home, however; I could not have imaginized what Perry has done to this state in my worst nightmare! Perry, get out of Texas!