Texas: Democrat's filibuster halts school funding cuts

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Democrat's filibuster halts school funding cuts
Perry will call lawmakers back for special session
By GARY SCHARRER and JOE HOLLEY
AUSTIN BUREAU
May 30, 2011, 7:13AM Share Del.icio.usDiggTwitterFacebookStumbleUponEmail Close AUSTIN — A Democratic senator from Fort Worth launched a filibuster late Sunday that temporarily killed a measure intended to cut public education by $4 billion, including more than $645 million from Houston-area schools.



Read more: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/metropolitan/7587080.html#ixzz1NqVCgmeX

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1. Go Texas! Keep pushing back!! n/t

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2. Texas has this rainey day fund that could cover it.

the real news is that by capping property taxes in 06 this funding gap was created.

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3. K&R #2 for, One FIGHTING Dem makes a difference!1 n/t

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4. Good for him.

They have money for a high risk formula one racetrack but not for education?

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5. Her: Sen. Wendy DAVIS. But look at the update:: Goodhair calling special session where HE rules

From the O.P.'s same link:


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Update: Gov. Rick Perry says if Democrats don’t vote for critical bills he supports, they may not like

what a special session looks like

. Perry told reporters at a press conference Monday morning that the

governor gets to decide what issues come up

during a special session, according to the AP. And the

rules of a special session won’t allow the Democratic minority to block bills they oppose, such as tougher immigration laws

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AUSTIN — A Democratic senator from Fort Worth launched a filibuster late Sunday that temporarily killed a measure intended to cut public education by $4 billion, including more than $645 million from Houston-area schools.

Gov. Rick Perry, however, said he

would call state lawmakers back into a special session on Tuesday - one day after the regular

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