Tom Pauken says recent state budgets have greatly outrun inflation and population growth
"Our recent state budgets have far exceeded population and inflation growth."
"Our recent state budgets have far exceeded population and inflation growth."
Says a Justice Department memo "directs that you must openly embrace gay marriage and homosexuality."
"Texas ranks: #1 in worker deaths, #1 carbon emissions, #50 in high school graduates, #50 in funding for mental health patients."
Says Austin is the "largest city in America without a congressional district anchored in it."
Says a growing number of extremely premature babies survive into healthy childhood.
"Abortion is the second-most conducted surgical procedure in this country."
Says Wendy Davis, "born into difficult circumstances," was the daughter of a single mother and a teenage mother herself.
Says unsuccessful Texas abortion legislation "was supported by a majority of" Texans.
Says 92 percent of Texas counties had no abortion provider in 2008.
Says 97 percent of food stamp benefits "are paid in the proper amounts to people who are really eligible."
Says a "rape kit" can be used to "clean out" women, "basically like" dilation and curettage.
Says the Obama administration plans to reduce the number of beds devoted to holding individuals violating immigration laws and to "release hundreds of dangerous criminals…