State Capital Highlights
Gov. Rick Perry and Union Pacific CEO Richard Davidson sign a memorandum signaling moves to relocate freight rail lines from Texas cities toward rural areas. The plan aims to improve safety and enable future commuter rail linking Austin and San Antonio, Perry notes the effort will reduce hazards and boost efficiency in product movement. Rep. Al Edwards has filed a bill banning sexually suggestive movements.
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Austin
Rick Perry
Union Pacific Railroad
Richard Davidson
Texas
San Antonio
Perry
al Edwards
Houston
Texas Lawmakers Tackle History Posts And Concealed Handguns
A mix of bills features a bid to create a Texas state historian and to publicly shield concealed handgun license holders from disclosure. HB 318 would bar DPS from releasing names of licensees while a House measure aims to fund, promote, and teach Texas history, with the historian not receiving state pay.
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Aoarok
State Commissioner of Education
Suzanna Gratia Hupp
R-Lampasas
Senate
DPS
Pennsylvania
Keystone
Texas
Harvey Hildebran
Rkerrville
To the Bone An Indecent Proposal by Rowley on rural cuts
Guest column criticizes the Bush Administration plan to consolidate 18 federal programs into a single $3.71 billion initiative, arguing it will reduce at least $18 billion in private investment and leave rural communities starved of aid. Local leaders warn of decimated projects like sewer upgrades and airport service, sparking bipartisan congressional pushback.
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Thomas D. Rowley
Federal Office of Management and Budget
OMB
Economic Development Administration
Capitol Hill
National Rural Network
Matt Chase
National Association of Development Organizations
Skowhegan
Maine
Greg Dore
Dore
America
Jon Bailey
Center For Rural Affairs
Charles Flaharty
Rural Policy Institute
Aso
Tennessee
Lincoln Davis
Texas House Advances Property Tax Reform In HB3 March 15
The Texas House approved HB3 on March 15, shifting focus to the Senate. The bill lowers the school rate cap from 1.50 to 0.997 and requires reductions for districts above 1.50. It dedicates 15 percent of growth in certain state funds to lower rollback rates, revises the Franchise Tax, raises sales taxes, and sets October 1, 2005 as the effective date for many changes.
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Shawn Wade
Texas House of Representatives
Texas Senate
Jim Keffer
Eastland
Texas
House
Txdot
TASS
Texas Agricultural Statistics Service
PCG
Monsanto
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Texas Press Association
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Kerrville
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