The Brief: Top Texas News for Sept. 7, 2012
The Big Conversation:
As Democrats wrapped up their festivities in Charlotte on Thursday, education news stole some of the spotlight in Texas.
Texas Education Commissioner Michael Williams on Thursday announced that the state would ask for a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
The announcement marked one of Williams' first moves at the Texas Education Agency, which Gov. Rick Perry on Aug. 27 appointed him to lead.
More than 30 states have already asked for a reprieve from the federal education standards, which have faced criticism over the years for their rigidity. Under a waiver the federal ...
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Michelle Michon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Be honest. The Republicans are in violation of our State Constitution, Article 7: Education. They are to fully fund our public schools. I say we fire them all and vote in a bunch of Democrats. Vote TEXAS BLUE!
David Spratt
I would like to see just a few of the people calling for billions more for education , standing on the Capital steps protesting that their property taxes need to be raised, a state income tax be instituted, and sales taxes doubled.
The one good thing was seeing Democrats booing God, Israel ,,,, one or possibly both, it was hard to tell. From the party that tells us there is no such thing as voter fraud,, they kinda proved that one wrong. The vote was in favor of dismissing God and Jerusalem from the platform,,,,, but despite " the will of the people" the leadership went the opposite way.
Peter Shiff interviewed delegates and found them in favor of limiting corporate profits. Placing a cap on the amount of profit a corporation can make. One delegate even went as far as claiming corporate losses should be the goal.
Think this is fantasy? It has already happened to the insurance companies under Obama Care. Think you will get the same services or customer service from a company that is limited in how much they can earn? This is the new American way. You can only earn a certain amount , and after that you must work for free
The other highlight was the delegate from New York , a Puerto Rican, stating that if she were to meet Romney ,,,," I would like to kill him." PRICELESS !!!!