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Comptroller Susan Combs delivers $417 million in December sales tax allocations to local governments
The San Saba News & Star Share    
Texas Comptroller Susan Combs said the state collected $1.70 billion in sales tax in November, down 14.4 percent compared to November 2008. "Sales tax collections, declining since February 2009, continued to be weak in November," Combs said.
"Compared to a year ago, sales tax collections were down across all major sectors of the Texas economy, including oil and natural gas production, construction, manufacturing and retail trade." More
Pending home sales fall 16 percent
The Associated Press via The Dallas Morning News
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The number of people preparing to buy a home in
November fell sharply - the latest sign that the housing market, which had appeared to be stabilizing, is headed for a "double-dip" downturn. The report indicated consumers are taking their time following the extension of a tax credit deadline, and that is draining momentum from the summer’s recovery.
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Contractors for
Ike work meeting in Galveston
The Associated Press via The Austin American-Statesman
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Contractors seeking to repair or rebuild Hurricane Ike-damaged homes are getting bid information to earn some of $85 million in federal funds. Two meetings are scheduled Thursday for companies interested in working on residences in Galveston County, where Ike came ashore in September
2008.
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Green jobs could spell opportunity for out of work Texans
KERA
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Texas has received nearly 12 million dollars in Recovery Act money. So far, most of it's going to Austin, Houston and El
Paso. Many underemployed or out of work there will be trained in green energy production, manufacturing, and installation. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis says there's more money out there.
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Perry calls for new limits on taxes, spending
The Austin American-Statesman
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Gov. Rick Perry called for tighter constitutional limits on state taxes and spending, borrowing a couple of ideas that have been taken for bumpy rides in other states. Perry, facing a tough re-election fight in the March Republican primary, called for a constitutional amendment requiring any increase in state taxes to be approved by two-thirds of the Legislature, instead of a simple majority. He also said he wants a tighter constitutional restriction
on state spending.
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Texas Lottery Commission votes to add Powerball
The Associated Press via The Amarillo Globe-News
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The Texas Lottery Commission has voted
unanimously to add the big-money, multistate Powerball game to its offerings. Lottery spokesman Bobby Heith says tickets for the twice-weekly game could go on sale in Texas as soon as Jan. 31. The San Antonio Express-News and Houston Chronicle report that the state must first reach a game agreement with the Multi-State Lottery Association.
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Hopefuls with 'Tea Party' ties take on Texas' U.S. House incumbents
The Denton Record-Chronicle
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Texas has one of
the most conservative delegations in Congress, yet more than half of the state's Republicans in the U.S. House face challengers from the right – most inspired by the anti-tax Tea Party movement. It's a sign of discontent among conservatives that could make for a messy spring, even as Republicans expect huge gains in House races across the country later in the year.
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Perry blogger summit
The Houston Chronicle Texas Politics Blog
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Gov. Rick Perry is having a blogger summit. The panelists are some of the nation's best social media experts like Andrew Breitbart of BigGovernment.com, Ed
Morrissey of HotAir.com, Matt Lewis with PoliticsDaily.com, plus many other prominent Texas-based social media professionals. Governor Perry, an avid tweeter, will also attend.
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Third candidate will be in the gubernatorial debate next week
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram Politex Blog
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KERA officials announced late Tuesday that three Republicans - Gov. Rick Perry, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and political newcomer Debra Medina - will all participate in the Jan. 14 gubernatorial debate.
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