State Capital Highlights and Women’s Suffrage Legacy
Texas comptroller reports end of fiscal year cash totaling 14.4 billion with August totals showing 5.1 billion in spending and 7.2 billion in revenue, while oil and gas taxes drop sharply and a projected deficit widens to 5 to 12 billion. The exhibit Votes for Women highlights Minnie Fisher Cunningham’s pivotal Texas suffrage role and clashes with the Ku Klux Klan.
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Austin
Texas
Comptroller’s Office
Comptroller
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Minnie Fisher Cunningham
Senate
Chris
State
Houston
Lone Star
U.S
Georgia
Comptroller Projects Multi Billion Dollar Texas Budget Deficit
A Texas comptroller outlook warns of a multi billion dollar budget deficit amid state fiscal strains. The report highlights rising costs and shifting revenues affecting anticipated spending, with implications across agencies and programs. Potential policy responses and timing are discussed by state officials though specifics remain uncertain.
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Texas
Making a Difference by Gina Caswell Kelly
A daily prompt talks of becoming a difference maker through simple acts. It urges caring at the small level like holding doors, letting others go first, listening to the lonely, and loving all people especially those who test us.
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Gina Caswell Kelly
Treasure Island: A Space Gem Gets a 7
The review lauds Disney's Planet as a rebound effort, praising its blend of traditional and computer animation, standout performances by Emma Thompson and Martin Short, and a strong emotional throughline with Brian Murray as John Silver. It notes a slow opening, lengthy runtime, and PG rating, but calls Planet a visually rich, engaging adaptation of Treasure Island.
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Treasure Planet
Disney
Planet
Disney Animation Department
Atlantis
Ron Clements
John Musker
Simpsons
Martin Short
B.E.N
Short
Weil
Jonnerd Ed
Jim
Dr. Doppler
David Hyde Pierce
Niles
Frasier
Kim
Doppler
Amelia
Emma Thompson
Thompson
Silver
Murray
Brian Doyle Murray
Too
Pierce
Eddie Murphy
Clements
Musker
Johnny Rzeznik
The
Goo Dolls
City of Angels
Iris
Letter to the Editor on referees and crowds at games
Crystal Casarez appeals to readers to curb booing at hometown basketball games. She notes referees are human, often unpaid, and asks critics to try officiating to understand the challenges and fatigue of calling four games a night.
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Crystal Casarez
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