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A Decent Proposal
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
I wrote last week about the 11 propositions on the November 3 ballot. And I’ll admit that you’d (or I’d) have to be a pretty serious nerd to…
Good and the Greatest
Monday, September 14, 2009
There’s been a lot going on around here.
You may have noticed that the Democratic National Committee held its annual meeting in Austin late last week and into the weekend. …
The Way It’s S’posed To Be
Monday, May 04, 2009
29 days left. Everything's at full speed.
But let's take a few minutes to talk about non-partisanship. Let's praise people who can put experience and ambition aside to embrace…
Newsroom » Speeches and Statements
Speech Against the Nomination of Dr. Don McLeroy
Thursday, May 28, 2009
Members, let’s remember a couple of points from the start. Dr. McLeroy is and will remain a member of the State Board of Education. His voters know him. They know…
Speech to the Texas Association of Chicanos in Higher Education
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you today. You're doing so much to lay the groundwork for Texas' prosperity in the 21st Century.
The secret, which…
Speech to Hispanic Scholarship Consortium
Wednesday, December 05, 2007
Thank you for inviting me to speak to you. But most of all, I want to thank this Hispanic Scholarship Consortium for all the work you do. In opening higher…
Newsroom » In the News
Prop. 4 an investment in education, standard of living
Friday, October 16, 2009
On Nov. 3, Texans will get a once-in-a-generation opportunity to put a charge into our economy, boost our universities and create a lasting inheritance to future generations.
And it won't…
High school launches New Tech programs
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
When the state shut down Johnston High School in the summer of 2008, nobody thought about throwing a pep rally.
But Tuesday, more than one year after the campus re-opened…
Official: Pearce likely to open with new plan
Wednesday, July 29, 2009
State Education Commissioner Robert Scott said Tuesday that he feels confident Pearce Middle School will be open in the fall with new programs and a new vision and said his…
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