The Midday Brief: Top Texas Headlines for June 1, 2011

by David Muto
June 1, 2011
22 Comments

Your afternoon reading:

"House Speaker Joe Straus says it remains 'unclear what the Legislature’s options are' following Gov. Rick Perry’s veto of legislation involving sales taxes for online retailers." — Can Lege try to override Perry’s veto?, Texas Politics

"The chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee likened the new Texas Republican congressional districting plan to the re-run of a 1950s television sitcom." — Democratic congressional campaign chief sees deja vu in Texas redistricting, Trail Blazers

"Gov. Rick Perry was expected to begin weighing a Republican presidential bid this week but instead found himself enmeshed again in the battle ...

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Comments (22)

June 1, 2011 @ 2:35 p.m.

Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook

But the TEA Party is against invasive government?
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June 1, 2011 @ 2:36 p.m.

Eddie Laury via Texas Tribune on Facebook

one trick pony....
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June 1, 2011 @ 2:37 p.m.

David Huang via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Surprised he hasn't filed a bill trying to ban abortion outright. I'm also more than a little annoyed that they're taking the special session as the opportunity to push more new legislation than finish what was left to do during the regular session.
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June 1, 2011 @ 2:41 p.m.

Kathy Eady Whatley via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Can we all we got what we paid for? Next time, texans, pay attention to who you're voting for.
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June 1, 2011 @ 2:47 p.m.

Claudia Corum via Texas Tribune on Facebook

@Kathy - or not voting for as the case may be for all those who sat out the last election.
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June 1, 2011 @ 2:57 p.m.

Holly Morgan via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Who voted for this turkey?!?
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June 1, 2011 @ 3:42 p.m.

Aldo Merino via Texas Tribune on Facebook

I think we need a bill that would put new limits on legislators that introduce groan inducing bills.

This guy is wasting time, money, and oxygen.
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June 1, 2011 @ 3:46 p.m.

Joanne Richards

Please spell Representative Naishtat's name correctly.
June 1, 2011 @ 4:55 p.m.

Chris Thornton via Texas Tribune on Facebook

The Taxed Enough Already (TEA) Party is against increased government taxes and increased government spending. The Constitution Party and the Libertarian Party are for smaller government as a whole.
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June 1, 2011 @ 4:58 p.m.

Chris Payne via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Sometimes I can't help but literally groan when I think about how much smarter, better and right Bill White is than Perry.
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June 1, 2011 @ 5:37 p.m.

Thomas Prentice via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Patrick is a Limbaugh/Glenn Beck style radio host in Houston and is in a really red district anyway. But wrap the Ryan budget and the Perry/Legislative budget and cuts to public education and health around his neck like a rubber chicken, and he can go down.
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June 1, 2011 @ 6:20 p.m.

Leesa Monroe via Texas Tribune on Facebook

What is this guy's deal??
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June 1, 2011 @ 6:50 p.m.

Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Thomas I live in his district and pray your prediction is accurate.
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June 1, 2011 @ 6:53 p.m.

Julie Joffee Covey via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Patrick - when you are able to give birth, maybe you get a say. Until that happens, just zip it.
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June 1, 2011 @ 9:28 p.m.

Cynthia Casper Robertson via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Dan Patrick is an ass. He should have never given up his day job as a sports reporter at a Houston TV station.
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June 1, 2011 @ 9:59 p.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Why don't they just do the D&C on the floor of the Lege?
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June 2, 2011 @ 12:05 a.m.

Mary Lee via Texas Tribune on Facebook

I watched the regular session with great interest. I don't think I want to watch the special - it will get too gory...
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June 2, 2011 @ 12:28 a.m.

Billie Veach via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Failed to mention that AGAIN, retired teachers are left out..since 1999
and will come up 2013 it will be 14 years since Rick has let us have our
money.. 16th largest Pension Plan in the world..$ 108. BILLION in
till.. lost money in Enron , etc.. regained some of that.. this year
paid the big boys $ 8.7 million for job well done.. and zip for a30
year job well done... the ones that really suffer is the older retired
rural teachers.. the newer urban retired teachers are getting a
better check.. not getting rich but over $15,000 more than the
elderly retirees..Dell or Shell would have someone in Huntsville
treating retirees this way..
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June 2, 2011 @ 10:39 a.m.

Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Patrick is a Glenn Beck wannabe!
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June 2, 2011 @ 10:41 a.m.

Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook

@Cynthia .... Patrick was fired from his sports caster job. Wish we could fire him from this one!
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June 2, 2011 @ 12:44 p.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Well,maybe he thinks sports and sex are linked.They very well may be,but he's not a Sportsman.Talk amongst ourselves.
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June 2, 2011 @ 12:45 p.m.

Mary Lynn VanZandt Neill via Texas Tribune on Facebook

Nah,Beck is,oh,Lord,help us, smarter.
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