The Evening Brief: Texas Headlines for Nov. 29, 2012
Culled:
• Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst proposes dipping into rainy day fund to address water and transportation needs (The Dallas Morning News): "Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst said Thursday that Texas should consider dipping into the state’s multi-billion dollar rainy day fund to address pressing water and transportation needs. Dewhurst, speaking before the Dallas Regional Chamber, proposed using $1 billion from the fund, which could reach $8 billion by the end of the year, to create a new water infrastructure development bank to help cities and other municipalities build reservoirs."
• Ex-President George H.W. Bush remains hospitalized in Houston (Houston Chronicle ...
Comments (18)
Lori Trammell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Maybe
Neil Moyer via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Piggybank for pols' wet dreams...
Luisa Inez Newton via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Yet the Perry/Dewhurst administration wastes taxpayer dollars fighting Planned Parenthood in a most NON-fiscally conservative obsession with women's healthcare.
Andy Jones via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I wonder what "water projects"? If the funds were used to repair all of the old and leaky infrastructure we would gain a lot. Of course there is that looming question of water conservation that seems to be missing from the build a new reservoir discussion.
Bonnie O'Donnell Hauser via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The same rainy day fund that they won't touch to fund education adequately?
Tim Hurst via Texas Tribune on Facebook
empty suit
Kirk Garner via Texas Tribune on Facebook
There is nothing conservative about the government stockpiling cash. Either spend it for legitimate government functions--such as education or (non-toll) roads--or give it back to the people!
Lori Trammell via Texas Tribune on Facebook
We are only one natural disaster away from needing that money. It isn't stockpiling. It is being prepared. How much to have there is a good question. I'm not sure of the answer...a good conversation to have.
Samdavis
Education first.
Sherry Lowry via Texas Tribune on Facebook
What can he draw $1B for out of what we could not touch for a super-serious educational need?
Bill Eaves via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Who cares what No-Show Dewhurst thinks......
Elva CarpeDiem via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Define water projects and who the contractors will be, then tell me more about Education and health care!
Claudia DeLaughter Stravato via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I hate to tell pretty boy Dewhurst, but it's our money, not his!
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Newsflash; it is their money now.
Karen Spivey-Cummings via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Just like this fund. http://stateimpact.npr.org/texas/2012/11/29/as-system-benefit-fund-nears-1-billion-is-there-hope-for-reform/
hans5162@ix.netcom.com hans
Water projects are not more important than education. If folks in West Texas want to keep electing anti-tax tea party types, then they should not expect their infrastructure projects to be funded. Let them dry up and blow away. If they want dams and water projects, then propose what they want to tax to pay for it. This is nothing more than smoke and mirrors accounting. If education funding wasn't a crisis sufficient to pay out of the rainy day fund, then this isn't either.
Samdavis
Well put Hans.
Robert Ruiz via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"compassionate conservative christians?" WTF?????