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2013 Texas Legislature - Allen Fletcher's Bill Regarding Heavy Trucks - One Step Closer to Safer Roads

Overweight trucks are crushing Texas RoadwaysTexas highways and roads moved one step closer to being safer and properly maintained after a hearing this week in Austin about HB 3094 by Republican Representative Allen Fletcher (R-Cypress). Currently there is little deterrent in the law that would keep trucks from overloading causing roads that are designed to last 20-30 years to crumble under the excessive loads in less than 10 years. This is a huge cost to taxpayers and a safety risk to all who drive on damaged Texas roads.   Read more »

at Apr 12, 2013 5:35 PM
       

2013 Texas Legislature - Moving Forward on Fighting Employee Misclassification

Texas Legislature Moving Forward on Misclassification by Bob PriceFor several years, TexasGOPVote and ConstructionCitizen.com have been sounding the alarm about issues related to employee misclassification and why this is a problem for Texas taxpayers and businesses. The 2011 Legislative Session was unable to pass any meaningful changes to the law to help correct the problems caused by misclassification. It now appears that a coalition of business associations and concerned legislators may well move the issue forward during the 2013 session.

Testimony was heard in the Texas Senate on SB 676 filed by Senator John Carona (R-Dallas). The committee heard testimony from business owners, trade association and labor groups, all of whom

at Apr 12, 2013 2:07 PM
       

President Obama’s Budget: More of the Same Failed Policies

The President’s Budget By The Numbers

$8.2 Trillion In New Debt
$1.1 Trillion In New Taxes
$964 Billion In New Spending

The budget President Obama finally released today is months late and so full of gimmicks that the President cannot claim he is supporting deficit reduction. The fact is President Obama’s budget will never balance and it keeps the country on an unsustainable path of never ending deficits.   Read more »

at Apr 11, 2013 2:56 PM
       

Meet Tom Pauken, Candidate For The Office Of Governor Of Texas - Part II

This is Part II of my personal interview with Tom Pauken who is seeking the position for Governor of Texas. We must not be blind to the achievements and failures of our Texas leadership at such a critical time as now. With Battleground Texas on our heels, we must elect a governor who will Keep Texas Red.   Read more »

at Apr 10, 2013 2:24 PM
       

Sacrificing Liberty for Equality of Outcome in the Obama Administration

The Obama Administration is at it again, looking for a way to make things “fair”. This time the administration’s idea of fair is to put a cap on how much money retirees receive from their investments. Roughly $205,000 a year is determined by the administration to be enough for you to retire on regardless of how much you’ve actually accumulated. The Obama Administration is looking to put a cap on tax preferred accounts like IRA’s in order to generate more revenue and make the tax code “fair.”

at Apr 10, 2013 9:14 AM
       

Business and Labor Come Together in Worker Misclassification Hearing

Construction industry leaders, associations, labor unions and others testified before lawmakers in Austin last week that the state needs to aggressively go after companies that misclassify their employees to avoid paying payroll taxes.

The bill was laid out and the latest version does the following:

  • Leaves the current common law test definition in place for independent contractor.
at Apr 9, 2013 2:05 PM
       

Town Hall Meetings and Hearing Local Concerns

It was recently a constituent work period, so I was able to spend the last two weeks traveling across the district and meeting with friends, neighbors, and different groups. I also held two town hall meetings, one in Victoria, and the other in Wharton. To be a Representative you need to talk with the people you represent. That’s why I host these conversational meetings.


Last Tuesday's town hall meeting at the University of Houston Victoria Alcorn Auditorium   Read more »

at Apr 9, 2013 10:26 AM
       

Maybe Cain Was Not So Stupid

A year ago, I wrote a story about Herman Cain’s 9-9-9 plan and of course one leftist troll simply stated that Cain was nuts and didn’t bother with explaining why. Cain’s own philosophy was then, and still is, to find a path toward elimination of income tax in favor of a national sales tax. The beauty of Cain’s 9-9-9 plan was not only its simplicity, but the broadening of the tax bill of business tax, sales tax, and income tax. The broadening of the tax burden allowed for lowering marginal tax rates

at Apr 8, 2013 1:30 PM
       

Congressman Pete Sessions Statement on March Jobs Report

Once again, today’s jobs report highlights how President Obama’s policies have discouraged economic growth and job creation. At a time when nearly 20 million Americans are unemployed, only 88,000 jobs were added last month. Job creators are struggling to cut through the endless maze of regulations and bloated bureaucracy forced on them by federal government.

at Apr 5, 2013 11:07 AM
       

Senator John Cornyn and the Texas GOP Grassroots Club

US Senator John Cornyn

Steve Munisteri chairman of the Republican Party of Texas has done a great job with the Grassroots Club. On April 1, the Grassroots Club members were invited to a brunch at Cisco’s Restaurant in Austin with Senator John Cornyn.

at Apr 5, 2013 9:07 AM
       

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