Texans prefer slots over tax hikes to boost state revenue

Stutz:
A new poll conducted for horse track owners indicates that Texans would rather legalize slot machines at race tracks than pay higher taxes to offset a projected $18 billion revenue shortfall in the next state budget.
http://dallasne.ws/bHSvEa

Texas taxpayers footing big bill for Gov. Rick Perry's temporary home

fro The Associated Press:


AUSTIN -- With the state facing a budget shortfall of at least $11 billion, Texas Gov. Rick Perry has spent almost $600,000 in public money during the past two years to live in a sprawling rental home in the hills above the capital, according to records obtained by The Associated Press.
http://tinyurl.com/29w3arl

Texas legislative panel ready to search for school finance fix

Stutz reports on grim projections, few alternatives:

AUSTIN – A special legislative committee on school finance, concerned about the bleak revenue outlook for public education, indicated Tuesday that it will be open to a wide range of funding ideas as it drafts recommendations for the 2011 Legislature.