Budget

The Problem Child

April 14, 2015

I’ve never been good at keeping my mouth shut. I remember my dad telling me as a very young child, “Son, we need to find a way for you to make a living with that mouth or it’s really going to get you ...

My Support of HB 1

April 9, 2015

I started this legislative session with a few big budget priorities: shoring up the state employee pension, using more of our dedicated funds for their intended purposes and improving education fundin...

Death and taxes

March 2, 2015

It’s been unusually cold -- for us anyway. But we do have a pretty warped sense of winter. Years ago, when my grandfather died up in Oklahoma City, my brother Kyle decided to drive up from San Anto...

Texas Should Increase the School Homestead Exemption

February 24, 2015

The following is a statement from Sen. Watson regarding the Senate's tax reduction package: I support Chairwoman Nelson's proposal to increase the school homestead exemption, which was the centerpi...

Watson constitutional amendment would end budget deception

February 17, 2015

A proposed constitutional amendment filed by Sen. Kirk Watson Tuesday would require lawmakers by 2023 to end the deceptive budget practice of using hoarded taxes and fees to certify the budget as bal...

Mrs. Young gets the credit

January 28, 2015

Mrs. Sharon Young was the Boswell High School Junior Class sponsor in 1974-1975. I was the Junior Class President. So, along with a merry band of Junior Class members, it was our responsibility to put...