Showing posts with label Sen. John Carona. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sen. John Carona. Show all posts

Tuesday, March 8, 2011

Dallas senator’s bill takes tech fund management from Perry’s office

 AUSTIN—The chairman of the state Senate business committee said Monday that he wants to sweep away the “appearance of impropriety” swirling around the Texas Emerging Technology Fund by overhauling its management.
Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, said he introduced a bill to realign the economic development fund’s decision-making structure in response to a series of stories in The Dallas Morning News.

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Thursday, July 15, 2010

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst announces new leadership for several Texas Senate committees

Stutz:
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst announced new leadership for eight Senate committees Wednesday, saying the moves will help prepare the Senate for what many expect to be a difficult legislative session. One of the key changes affects Sen. John Carona, R-Dallas, who will shift from chairman of the transportation committee to head of the business and commerce committee. A spokeswoman for Carona said the senator welcomes the assignment and looks forward to dealing with business issues facing the state.
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