Capital Tonight: State leaders lay out broad plans
The state's top three leaders took time out to reinforce their priorities for the session, Wednesday. Lieutenant Governor David Dewhurst and House Speaker Joe Straus joined Governor Rick Perry for a press conference, following their traditional Wednesday morning breakfast.
Perry took the time to paint broad strokes of his big picture vision, and his outlook on education is being met with some criticism from those who say funding issues needs to be dealt with, immediately.
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As part of our expanded “Capital Tonight” program, this video is being made available to all users for a limited timeThis year's freshman class is one of the biggest in history. In our new segment "Inside Out," two former lawmakers offer their take on the session so far and offer some advice for newcomers trying to get the lay of the land.
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Legislators did not spend long on the Senate and House floors Wednesday, but some important work did get done. On the Senate side, lawmakers took a vote that will affect thousands of votes to come. Harvey Kronberg from the Quorum Report explains the impact of the procedural measures.
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