Senate Finance Committee Hearing Testimony on Local Governments/Taxpayers in Texas By Peggy Venable, Texas Director, Americans for Prosperity Foundation September 25, 2012 Click here to download Peggy Venable’s full testimony with attachments. Local government debt totals over $322 billion in Texas; We are mortgaging our children’s future While the nation’s eyes are focused on the [...]
Peggy Venable, Texas Director, Americans for Prosperity Testimony before the Pensions, Investments & Financial Services Committee September 12, 2012 Interim charge: Review local retirement systems that are not a part of statewide systems, the administration of these retirement systems, and current liabilities. Study and make recommendations aimed at curbing rising pension costs to local governments. [...]
Senate Finance Committee Interim Hearing Testimony by William Lutz, on behalf of Americans for Prosperity – TX August 29, 2012 Senate Interim Charge: Review the state’s current spending limits and determine if statutory changes are needed to continue restraint of spending growth below the rate of inflation plus population growth. Mr. Chairman and Committee Members, [...]
AUSTIN- Americans for Prosperity-Texas, the state’s leading advocate for economic freedom, issued the following statement by State Director Peggy Venable today on Governor Perry’s appointment of Michael Williams as the Commissioner of Education: “Gov. Rick Perry has appointed Michael Williams as Texas Commissioner of Education. This is an excellent selection as Williams is the individual [...]
Senate Education Committee Interim Hearing Testimony by AFP-Texas Director Peggy Venable August 24, 2012 Senate Interim Charge 5: Study the performance and accountability of charter schools, best practices of high-performing charter schools, and barriers to replication. Review policies and practices for authorizing high-quality charters and closing poor-performing charters. Study the benefits of and costs related [...]
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