DeLay pledges active role in House leadership amid indictment
Defiant Tom DeLay says he can run the House agenda without the title after a Texas grand jury charged him with conspiring to use corporate donations to support Republican candidates. He vows to stay allied with Speaker Dennis Hastert while Democrats see political gain.
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Bush faces rising recession risk as economy weakens
The piece warns that a slowing economy could deepen Republican losses for Bush ahead of the 2006 midterms. It cites falling consumer spending and confidence, weak new home and auto sales, and higher energy prices driven by Gulf Coast disruptions. Economists warn recession risks rise, with inflation and interest rates also climbing.
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Barbers Hill bond package eyed in early voting
The Baytown Sun reports early voting continues for Barbers Hill Independent School District’s 43.8 million bond package with Proposition 1 adding 25 classrooms and new facilities at the high school and elementary campuses plus renovations and technology upgrades. Proposition 2 funds field house renovations, a track, football field, seating at softball facilities and livestock pens. Total impact estimates show a 2.2 to 2.3 percent property tax increase in 2006, then 1.1 percent in 2007 and 2008.
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