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With campaign over, it’s time to focus on Texas
Thursday, January 19, 2012
Texas Senator Kirk Watson, Chair of the Senate Democratic Caucus, released the following statement Thursday regarding Governor Rick Perry’s announcement that he will suspend his Presidential campaign: The unfortunate…Comments on Texas’ looming energy and water shortage
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Senator Kirk Watson's opening statement at the January 10, 2012 meeting of the Senate Committee on Business and Commerce: We're here to discuss whether the current drought is likely to…Collaborations will help build a medical school in Austin
Monday, December 19, 2011
Senator Kirk Watson, who is leading an effort to create a medical school, teaching hospital and health science center in Austin, released the following statement about the Seton Healthcare Family's…“... Higher water rates, little recourse for consumers”
Sunday, December 18, 2011
PFLUGERVILLE — When Robert White opened his water bill last month, his jaw dropped: $250 for a month's worth of water and sewer service. The 63-year-old construction contractor, who shares…Texas Senator Kirk Watson to receive Texas Access to Justice Legislative Hero Award
Friday, December 16, 2011
Senator Kirk Watson Named “Legislative Hero” for Improving Access to Justice to the More Than Six Million Texans Who Qualify for Legal Aid AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas…Elgin holds indoor groundbreaking for new ACC campus
Saturday, November 26, 2011
In a change of plans that few people minded, the Austin Community College groundbreaking ceremony was held at the SPJST Hall on SH 95 on Tuesday, rather than at the…TCEQ E.D. makes the right, tough call on water; Texas needs to do the same
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Texas Senator Kirk Watson released the following statement Thursday on the decision by the executive director of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to recommend that the Lower Colorado River…Website fulfills piece of the Honesty Agenda
Thursday, November 10, 2011
The State of Texas has fulfilled a major component of State Senator Kirk Watson’s Honesty Agenda, unveiling on Thursday a website that will provide monthly updates on the state’s fiscal…Statement on Redistricting Decision
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Senator Kirk Watson, Chair of the Texas Senate Democratic Caucus, released the following statement regarding Tuesday’s federal court decision on redistricting maps approved this year by the Texas Legislature: Today,…Proposition can help Texas meet its water needs
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
If there's a lesson from this terrible drought, it's that nothing is more important to Texas than a clean, reliable water supply. And on Nov. 8, you'll have the chance…