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The Texas Tribune today posted a story saying that in an exclusive interview, University of Texas System Chancellor Francisco Cigarroa contradicted published reports questioning the job security of UT-Austin President Bill Powers. As the author of those published reports, I wish to reiterate to readers that TEXAS MONTHLY has a highly credible source for its [...]
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From politicalwire.com: Former Bush pollster Jan van Lohuizen warns Republicans in a new memo they are increasingly on the wrong side of the gay marriage issue: “The increase in support is taking place among all partisan groups. While more Democrats support gay marriage than Republicans, support levels among Republicans are increasing over time. The same [...]
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While it’s no surprise the two leading Democrats running for an open U.S. Senate seat are in sync with President Barack Obama’s supportive stance on same-sex marriage, experts say the role of the much-debated social issue will be considerably smaller in the statewide race. Both Sean Hubbard, of Dallas, and former state Rep. Paul Sadler [...]
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Gov. Rick Perry is unequivocal in his support of Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst’s bid for U.S. Senate, even going with him to vote early this morning at a public library in Tarrytown, an upscale neighborhood near downtown Austin. And while Perry was scathing in his criticism of presidential candidate Mitt Romney when he was battling [...]
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Sending a Clear Message to the State Board of Education

By MikeVillarreal Posted @ Wednesday, May 19, 2010


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Yesterday, community leaders – as well as “Thomas Jefferson” – joined me in San Antonio to urge State Board of Education members to prioritize our children’s education ahead of their personal ideological agendas. Here’s what the Express-News said about our efforts, and you can watch TV coverage here and here.

Thanks to the 1,800 people who signed our petition, we are delivering a clear message that Texans are tired of the State Board playing games with our children's education. If you are in Austin and want to help reinforce that message, remember to stop by the rally today at 1:00.

And if you want to know how many nuts are on the State Board, take a look at this video:
 
 


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