Texas Democratic Party: Moving Texas Forward

In recent weeks, numerous media reports suggest Rick Perry has attempted to cover up an investigation and expert report – authorized by his own Forensic Science Commission appointees – that indicates the State of Texas may have executed an innocent man in 2004 based on faulty arson evidence. Perry described his role in preventing the Commission’s review of the report as “business as usual” – which is tragically true. Throughout 25 years as a career politician, it’s been “business as usual” for Rick Perry to ignore or dismiss facts that don’t further his personal political ambition, without regard to what is best for Texans. (more…)

Existen mas de 4.65 millones de estudiantes en los 1,031 distritos escolares en Texas y durante su carera de 25 años en la política, Rick Perry los ha abandonado a cada uno de ellos. (more…)

There are over 4.65 million school children in 1,031 school districts in Texas, and during Rick Perry’s 25 years as a career politician, he’s neglected all of them. In 2006, facing the threat of Texas schools being closed under a Texas Supreme Court order, Perry and the Republican-controlled legislature were forced to address the school finance crisis. Predictably, they only made things worse for Texas taxpayers and school children. (more…)

Durante la ultima sesión legislativa, a la misma vez que Rick Perry y sus colegas Republicanas estaban usando mas de $11 billón en fondos del estimulo federal para cubrir el déficit en el presupuesto estatal, el Gobernador tuvo la oportunidad de solucionar la crisis del seguro de desempleo. Sin embargo, lo único que recibieron los Tejanos fue hipocresía partidista. (more…)

During last spring’s legislative session, at the same time Rick Perry and his fellow Republicans were using over $11 billion in federal stimulus funds to bail themselves out of a state budget hole, the Governor had a chance to address the state’s Unemployment Insurance crisis. Instead, all Texans got from Rick Perry was partisan hypocrisy. (more…)

Just months before the controversial removal of three members of a state commission investigating the forensics that led to a Texas man’s 2004 execution, top aides to Gov. Rick Perry tried to pressure the chairman of the panel over the direction of the inquiry, the chairman has told the Tribune. (more…)

The DMN editorial board, for which I write, has slammed Rick Perry for a lot recently, like his handling of the Willingham capital murder case, his quip about the Texas recession and his heavy hand in university affairs. I have written some of these, and with relish. He deserved both barrels for hitting the ejector button on the Forensic Science Commission chief, for example. (more…)

El costo promedio para asistir a una universidad en Texas ha aumentado un 136% de 2003 hasta el 2008- a consecuencia de la inhabilidad de Perry y sus colegas Republicanos de regular el costo de educación. (more…)

The average cost of attending Texas’ colleges and universities has skyrocketed by 136% from 2003 to 2008 – the consequence of a failed tuition deregulation scheme concocted by Rick Perry and Texas Republicans. (more…)

Rick “Tax and Toll” Perry has proposed some rotten pay to play schemes in his 25 years as a career politician, but the Trans-Texas Corridor proposal may be the worst. Although the “tax and toll” funded Trans-Texas Corridor concept has been retired, Texans have already paid $59.4 million for a bad idea, and there may not be an off ramp for Texas taxpayers who will be footing the bill for this massive failure for years to come. (more…)