Matt Mackowiak, former press secretary to U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, lives and works in Washington and Austin. He frequently comments on politics and government.
Matt Mackowiak
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"In 2009, his first year as mayor," Julián Castro "received a seven-figure referral fee" that smells like a dirty financial gift "from notorious personal injury…
In Texas public schools, "we spend an average of $12,000 per pupil per year."
Says the president of the University of Texas has raised four-year student graduation rates to 75 percent.
Says Barack Obama promised to halve the deficit in his first term.