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LATINOS FOR TEXAS AUSTIN MEETUP
Texas Democratic Party State Chair Candidate Forum

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 starting at 7PM
Little Mexico Restaurant, 2304 S 1st St, Austin, TX 78702
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–EVERYONE WELCOME–

First, LFT would like to congratulate LFT Endorsements Sheryl Cole and Mike Martinez for being elected to Austin’s City Council. Also, thanks to all of you who volunteered with their campaigns. Surely you played a great role in each of their victories.

This month’s LFT Meetup will be focusing on the Democratic State Convention, June 8-10 in Fort Worth.

First, David Holmes of the Democratic National Committee will share some pearls of wisdom regarding the practicalities and practices of the State convention.

The Main Attraction:
We’ll have a discussion with the candidates for the Tx Democratic Party State Chair position. Glen Maxey and a Boyd Richie representative and Charlie Urbina Jones are confirmed for the evening. Come hear from the future leaders of our State Party!

Want to be involved but cant make it to Austin? Add your questions, comments, insights below. We will incorporate these into the discussion at Meetup, and report back.

Feel free to sign up for an email reminder on the LFT calendar.

Hope to see you there, and bring your friends for the lively discussion!

Mario, Kevin, Crystal, Lila, Michael, & Sabas
Latinos for Texas Steering Committee

JustAnotherMatt has an excellent wrap-up of the going-ons and what it might mean from the dearly departed Special Session at the Lege.

HB3 and the franchise tax is the most interesting piece of the “tax legislation”. It created an interesting windfall for large corporations. Your apartment complex owners, strip mall owners, and mega corporations like Exxon-Mobil will get tax breaks. In 2007, Utilities will see a net tax break of $90.4 million, Insurance/Finance/Real Estate will get $227.5 million, and Manufacturing will see $114.6 million. This is close to the $400 million originally budgeted for education.

In the wave of record-breaking profits, I am glad the state found some time to give them tax cuts.

On the other hand, your local dry cleaner, family restaurant, farmers market, or corner store will be paying the same rent while their landowner is paying less.

So, i admittedly do not know my Texas Lege history. Has there ever been a time when the Lege did such a terrifically short-sighted run-around of their core and judicially-mandated assignment? In other words, anything to learn from history on whats likely to come next for the schools?