Watson Wire
A Marathon, Not a Sprint
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
There’s another marathon I’ve been running since right about the day I was elected to the Texas Senate. That’s been the effort to make the state budget more open, honest and accountable. ... As I say in the speech, we aren’t going to solve all of these problems – some of them decades in the making – in just seven months. But we can set a course to start doing the right thing, and lay the foundation not only for offering the fiscal honesty that current Texans demand, but also building the economic prosperity that future Texans deserve.
Say What?
Tuesday, November 09, 2010
By the time the results were coming in Tuesday night – by the time we knew what a momentous night it had become – well, I was expecting a lot of questions. But, you know, it’s interesting: after all these years in politics, some of them as a Mayor and now a Texas Senator, I'm proud to say I can still be surprised by how some folks can just miss the point.
Shiny Things
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
As most of you know, there's a big date coming up in November.
You’re Welcome
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
For this week's Watson Wire, I wrote a bunch, and in exquisite detail, about a variety of subjects related to the details of state government and the intricacies of public policy.
Well, That Was Fun.
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
I noted at some point in the last couple of weeks that this year's Concert Under the Stars was the fifth of them, which means I’ve been throwing this party since before I was a Texas Senator (which dates the whole thing back to sometime before “forever”).
Hands Across the Water, Heads Across the Sky.
Tuesday, September 28, 2010
First off, time's running out to remind you about the big pre-election concert and all-around party coming up in nine short days.
Two Weeks, Two Days, and Too, Too Much Fun
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
I love this time of year. It's a time of hope. The kind of hope that you have only from knowing in your heart that leaves will soon be falling – and not just because trees are parched.
What’s in a name?
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
I told you last week about a letter I wrote on the budget – and some basic fiscal information that I'm having a surprisingly hard time getting.