Perry Deliberates Next Steps After House Defeats School Bills
In Austin, Gov. Perry meets with Lt. Gov. Dewhurst and House Speaker Craddick to chart a course after the House rejected two school funding bills. Senate action looms as court orders push reform, with tax relief and education spending debated amid party tensions.
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Army reorganization moves thousands as 50 000 troops leave Germany and Korea
The Army will bring home about 50,000 troops from Germany and Korea, restructuring around 43 ground combat brigades to operate more independently. Fort Bliss and Fort Riley will host new units, with brigades designed as Light, Stryker, or Heavy, reshaping basing and rotations across the U.S. and overseas.
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Group seeks lawmakers help to build veterans facility
A San Antonio based rehab facility project by the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund aims to raise 60,000 square feet of treatment space at Brooke Army Medical Center for seriously wounded soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan. The plan will be announced in Washington at a news conference with Sen Hillary Clinton and Sen John McCain among attendees, along with Texas lawmakers and Veterans Affairs Secretary James Nicholson.
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Energy bill could send funds to DeLay district group
A sweeping energy measure moving to final votes in Congress includes about 1.5 billion for Gulf deepwater oil and gas research. Critics say the Sugar Land area group in Tom DeLay's district would benefit via a Department of Energy bid process.
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House Energy and Commerce Committee
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