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September 12, 2012 JBudget & Spending
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. [...]
August 29, 2012 JBudget & Spending
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, [...]
August 27, 2012
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 [...]
August 24, 2012 JLabor, Education & Pensions
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 [...]
August 21, 2012 JEnergy & Environment
Statement of Peggy Venable,Texas State Director for Americans for Prosperity, on the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia’s decision invalidating the EPA’s Cross-State Pollution Rule: “Today’s decision is a victory for federalism, a victory for the U.S. Constitution,a victory for Texas workers and the Texas economy, and a victory for affordable domestic energy for all [...]