- The Lone Star Jobs Surge – Wall Street Journal
- Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison protests White House ‘bias’ against Texas – Stewart Powell, Texas on the Potomac
- Democratic Senate Candidate Ricardo Sanchez Comes Out for Illegal Alien Amnesty, Teachers Unions, and…Tax Cuts??? – Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog
- Combs a time – Paul Burka, BurkaBlog
- Why today's budget is the right one for these tough times – Speaker Joe Straus
- How the Budget Got Cut – Dave Mann and Abby Rapoport, The Texas Observer
A good enough recap of liberal “sky is falling” hysteria. We’ll wager the state will continue to do well under this budget. - Texas House gives final approval to school finance bill – Dave Montgomery, Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Republican-led Texas House on Friday gave final approval to a revenue and school-finance measure that would implement a $4 billion reduction in the state contribution to public schools….
Another example of journalistic malpractice (since spending on public education increases).
- Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, Sen. Jane Nelson back compacts bill as part of state health care reform package – Mark Lisheron, Texas Watchdog
- House OKs Bill to Seek Federal Medicaid Waiver – Becca Aaronson, Texas Tribune
- Merit not a factor in federal grant allocation – Jordan Brownwood, Texas Budget Source
- State auditor questions $420K in contracts that lacked required bidding – Mark Lisheron, Texas Watchdog
- Perry has not overburdened the collection plate – Gary Scharrer and Abe Levy, San Antonio Express-News
If Gov. Perry enters the presidential race, expect some of the Texas political media whom he treated as irrelevant during the last gubernatorial election to try to make themselves relevant. Wayne Slater may even have something other than Karl Rove to write about (not that many will see it behind the DMN firewall)! - Labor Unions Under Investigation By Texas Ethics Commission – Yvonne Larsen, Big Jolly Politics