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The Dark Rider
Monday, March 30, 2009
It may well be that one of the most important laws that gets made this session isn’t even a law.
It didn’t get a hearing. It was never…
Getting Our Dog Back
Monday, February 23, 2009
To go straight to highlights of the federal stimulus package’s impact on Texas, click here.
When I was a kid, in third grade or so, I came home from…
An Open, Honest Budget
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
I held off sending the Watson Wire this week because there’s an announcement I’m making this morning, and I want you all to hear it first.
Today,…
Newsroom » Speeches and Statements
“Texans need help. This bill fails them.”
Thursday, April 09, 2009
Senator Kirk Watson on Wednesday released the following statement about Senate Bill 1007, the Texas Department of Insurance Sunset Bill:
The sunset review process is too essential to waste this…
Statement on Budget Rider Banning Embryonic Stem Cell Research
Tuesday, March 24, 2009
Senator Watson released the following statement regarding the Article IX Rider approved in the Senate Finance Committee meeting yesterday affecting stem-cell research in Texas:
The fates of Texas…
Create a Texas State Music History Museum
Thursday, March 15, 2007
Texas has a rich, diverse musical fabric that offers something to everyone – from Willie Nelson’s classic, road-worn guitar, to the prestigious symphonies and opera companies in Dallas and Houston,…
Newsroom » In the News
Is Formula One coming to Austin?
Wednesday, May 26, 2010
Monte Carlo. Istanbul. Barcelona. Montreal.
Austin?
Maybe.
In two years, Austin might join the glamorous international circuit of Formula One racing, where the low-slung cars can hit 220 mph and…
Business tax not expected to hit goal
Monday, May 17, 2010
It was a tax born in a barbecue joint, the story has it, and now it's giving state budget writers heartburn.
The Texas business tax comes due again today, and…
America’s Route to Recovery
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
As part of an extensive report on the national economy, Reuters explored challenges and opportunities facing the country, focusing on where jobs and economic prosperity will come from in the…
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