Texas slot machines could fund schools in Texas plan
Capital highlights note Texas may reinsert video lottery terminals into school financing debate. Backers argue machines could raise over 2 billion annually, with possible 25 000 license fees and up to 60 percent revenue share. Senate session starts this week as May 19 adjournment looms amid 2006 race buzz.
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Austin - Texas
Senate
Texas
Rick Perry
Carole Keeton Strayhorn
Agriculture
Susan Combs
Texas watchdogs warn seniors as scams rise in Medicare card era
Texas officials urge seniors to hang up on telemarketers and scam artists. Attorney General Greg Abbott cautions about Medicare drug card schemes and overseas lottery fraud, advising rapid disposal of calls and reporting via hotline, with emphasis on trusted time. The report also mentions state political talk about an open comptroller race and reciprocal handgun license agreements reaching North Carolina.
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Combs
Strayhorn
Texas
North Carolina
Arkansas
Louisiana
Arizona
Florida
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Wyoming
Texas Department of Public Safety
Greg Abbott
Abbott
Texas House Passes School Finance Bill Moves to Senate
The Texas House approved its school finance reform version and now awaits the Senate’s plan to merge the two bills. observers call the House measure a placeholder or punt, heightening focus on the Senate’s approach and conference committee prospects. The piece notes Agriculture groups and Plains Cotton Growers push for fair rural burdens and cites legislators visited in Austin.
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Senate
Shawn Wade
Texas House of Representatives
Texas Senate
Agriculture
Texas
Plains Cotton Growers
Steve Verett
Verett
PCG
Barry Evans
Austin
Evans
Texas Agricultural Council
Carl Isett
Lubbock
House Public School Finance Select Committee
Pete Laney
Dhale Center
Rick Hardcastle
Vernon
House Agriculture and Livestock Committee
Warren Chisum
Pampa
David Swinford
Amarillo
Kel Seliger
Robert Duncan
National Agricultural Statistics Service
USDA
Usda National Agricultural Statistics Service
NASS
Renewable energy funding falters amid forethought gap
Guest column by Thomas D. Rowley critiques Farm Bill biobased energy push and subsequent Bush budget cuts. He notes programs like Renewable Energy System and Energy Efficiency Improvements and Value-Added Producer Grants faced deep cuts, arguing foresight and funding are essential to shift from fossil fuels to biobased energy.
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Thomas D. Rowley
U.S. House of Representatives’ Science Committee
Tennyson
Congress
Environmental and Energy Study Institute
Carol Werner
Institute
Roger Szemraj
Marcy Kaptur
Ohio
Szemraj
United States
Renewable Fuels Association
General Accounting Office
USDA
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