Statements from Austin
Says New York has ‘bureaucrats telling you whether you can even drink a Big Gulp.’
Says that when the Rolling Stones performed in an Austin park, they paid $25,000 to the nearby city of Rollingwood "for one night of inconvenience."
Says Texas law requires state agencies to give preference to goods produced and grown in Texas.
Says first eight chosen to draw Austin City Council districts are seven Democratic primary voters and one Republican primary voter.
Says 13 Texas universities "have announced or implemented a $10,000 degree."
"We have one charter school that for seven years has been rated unacceptable."
Says only 25 percent of Texas high school students graduate prepared for college or careers.
Says Sam Houston opposed slavery and as governor said Texas should not leave the union over slavery.
Says Texas high school graduates must pass Algebra II to be eligible for automatic admission to state's public universities.
Says that according to a report, "the tech sector now drives more than one-quarter of Austin’s economy."
Says nearly 1 million people are "coming to town" in the next 20 years.
"Over the last 10 years, Texas created 33 percent of the net new jobs nationwide."
Says Texas leads the nation in fatal industrial accidents.
Says that under Rick Perry’s plan, "Texas has cut funding for public schools by 25%."
Says proponents of a bond package for the Austin school district say the district has the second-lowest bond tax rate "among the Central Texas area school districts."
Says opponents of proposed Austin school district bonds say the district’s "debt load doubles with these new bonds."
Says more Austinites voted in the city’s 1973 election featuring a mayor’s race than in the city’s most recent mayoral election.
Says businesses pay roughly 60 percent of taxes in Texas.
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