State funds face scrutiny over grant transparency
Texas funds scrutinized for ad hoc grant decisions. Gov. Perry bypassed panels to award 50 million to Texas A&M in 2009. The Texas Emerging Technology Fund faced 16 million in deals with donors or investors. Critics call for open processes amid Can cer Prevention and Research Institute turmoil and a 20 million grant to MD Anderson. Public funds demand stronger accountability and clearer vetting.
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Texas
Texas Enterprise Fund
Rick Perry
Texas A&m University
Texas Emerging Technology Fund
Dallas Morning News
Perry
John Keel
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas
Associated Press
Alfred Gilman
Gilman
Institute
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
Wire Service
Mitt Romney
Romney
Bain Capital
SAN Antonio Express-News
Lawmakers and officials contact list from Texas lawmakers
A compiled directory lists U.S. Representatives Mike Conaway Randy Neugebauer and Francisco Canseco, U.S. Senators John Cornyn Kay Bailey Hutchison, and state officials Tryon Lewis Tom Craddick Kel Seliger and Carlos Uresti with their Washington and district office addresses, phone numbers, and email links for outreach. The roster covers Odessa Midland Lubbock San Antonio Amarillo and Austin offices.
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U.S
Mike Conaway
Midland
Cannon House
Washington
D.C
Fox
W. Eighth St
Odessa
Desta Drive
Conaway
House
Randy Neugebauer
Lubbock
Washington, D.C
Randy.house.gov
Francisco ‘Quico’ R. Canseco
San Antonio
Longworth
Kay Bailey Hutchison
Russell Senate
Hutchison
Senate
Tryon Lewis
West 4Th Street
Austin
P.D
Tryon.lewis
State
Tom Craddick
Republican
Capitol
Tinyurl
Sen
Kel Seliger
Amarillo
University Bivd
Senatestate
Carlos Uresti
Senate.state
Let Peace Begin With Me Opens Pulitzer Prize 1988
Laura Dennis editor quoted a call for freedom and self control as the newspaper pledges to inform readers to promote and preserve liberty. The statement anchors the paper’s belief that freedom is a God given gift and not a political grant from anarchy.
Charen on Obama spending debate and Romney response
A column critiques White House spending claims, noting AP and Washington Post debunkings and arguing Obama’s 2009 2010 spending rises were real. It contrasts GOP messaging, cites Pew and Gallup, and urges Romney to frame 2012 as a hinge election with bold contrast on government size and deficit reduction. It ends with a blunt bumper sticker style appeal: vote Romney for a paycheck, Obama for unemployment checks.
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White House
Jay Carney
Dwight Eisenhower
Associated Press
Washington Post
Politifact
Calvin Coolidge
Rex Nutting
Marketwatch
Washington
Bush
House
Fannie Mae
Freddie Mac
Republican House
Mitt Romney
Pew Research
Gallup
Romney
Europe
Fireworks sale request discussed by Ector County officials
Jim Harris of Truckload Fireworks urged approval to sell fireworks before Ector County Commissioners. no burn ban was enacted. Online commenters debated safety, responsibility, and economic impacts as wildfires raged in nearby Ruidoso and a Bill Cosby show drew praise at Wagner Noel.
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Jim Harris
Ector County Commissioners
Ector County
Jaime Guajardo
Margo McKinney
Pat Carrell
Ector Co
Carrie E Hart
Bryan
Ford House
Chevy
Mr. Harris
Pam Couser Frazier
Jaime
Bryan Lee
Ruidoso
West Texas
Kimberly Stanton
Hood
Christy Dowd
Kimberly
Inn of the Mountain Gods
Michelle Strange
Christy
Alpine Villlage
Odessa
Philadelphia
Bill Cosby
Wagner Noél Performing Arts Center
Mary Marie'Martin-Henderson
Kathie McQueen
Lolol Josue Yoshi Page
Wagner Noel
Mike Cops
Renea Tutt
Midland
Glenda Hancock Burks
Afer
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Reagan White House
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Er Tcan
Emily Olliff
Pam
Margo
Harris
Mike Estrada
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