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I didn't see much that was surprising in yesterday's University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll. Governor Perry's numbers have slipped a little. His approval and disapproval were virtually equal at 41%, but the intensity was upside down: 16% approved strongly while 30% disapproved strongly. If that percentage were to be maintained throughout the electorate, Perry would be in big trouble.

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The New York Times is reporting that for the first time in more than a decade the battle over securing the border has shifted from Arizona to Texas. According to the story:

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  1. Re: My op-ed in the Express-News: Future of Texas Begins in Pre-kinder Classrooms

    Thanks for your support, Raul!

    --Mike Villarreal

  2. Re: State Leaders' Proposal Prolongs Severe Education Cuts

    We really need new leadership in this state! What's more important than educating the next generatio...

    --Raul

  3. Re: My op-ed in the Express-News: Future of Texas Begins in Pre-kinder Classrooms

    Great editorial. Prekindergarten makes such a difference. I'm glad to see you and the Mayor pushing ...

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Press Release: Comptroller Reports Billions Lost in Tax Exemptions - Villarreal Bill Takes Tax Breaks off Autopilot

In the wake of the state Comptroller's Tax Exemption and Tax Incidence report, Rep. Mike Villarreal has filed HJR 92 and HB 1556 to place a 10 year limit on all future tax breaks and establish a Select Commission on Periodic Tax Preference Review to ...

Press Release: Villarreal Passes House Rules Amendments to Improve Transparency

 Representative Mike Villarreal passed four amendments to the House Rules to improve transparency and citizen participation during the 2013 legislative session.

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Press Release: First Draft of State Budget Maintains Education Cuts

 Representative Mike Villarreal urges the legislature to use the state's recently disclosed revenue increases to start undoing the harmful cuts to public education.

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On the Hot Seat

I enjoyed discussing the upcoming legislative session with State Senator-elect Donna Campbell and the Texas Tribune's Evan Smith. You can watch our half-hour discussion here.

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State Leaders' Proposal Prolongs Severe Education Cuts

TEA recently submitted to state leaders its Legislative Appropriations Request for the next budget cycle, proposing to maintain the same reduced level of funding per student adopted during the historic budget cuts of the 2011 state legislative session...

Comptroller Report Shows Revenue Available for Education

Today Texas Comptroller Susan Combs announced the state sales tax revenue for Fiscal Year 2012 was $24.1 billion, about $1.5 billion above the $22.6 billion predicted in the December 2011 Certification Revenue Estimate for the first year of the biennium a...

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Texas Snapshot: State Budget Choices

A one-page explanation of the budget choices facing Texas.

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Press Release: State Revenue Crisis Appears to be Over

Today Texas Comptroller Susan Combs provided the latest evidence that the state's revenue crisis is over, announcing that state sales tax revenue in June totaled $1.98 billion, up 15.2 percent compared to June 2011. The announcement signaled the 27th cons...

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Press Release: Next State Budget Starts By Ignoring New College Students

Disregarding the state's growing population and college enrollment, Governor Perry and LBB directed universities and most agencies to limit their requests to the historically low amounts appropriated during the last legislative session.

Sorting out Claims of Education Cuts and Increases

Why do a few Republicans say they increased education funding when most observers say there was a $5.4 billion cut? Here are the different way to calculate chanes in education funding.  

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