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Texas: From Boom to Budget Gap of $25 Billion
Two weeks ago, Texas’ Republican Governor Rick Perry won an unprecedented fourth term and his party captured two thirds of the Legislature. Now voters are being told what they never heard during the election campaign: state government may face a 25-billion dollar shortfall.
By Warren Olney • • 1 min readTwo weeks ago, Texas’ Republican Governor Rick Perry won an unprecedented fourth term and his party captured two thirds of the Legislature. Now voters are being told what they never heard during the election campaign: state government may face a 25-billion dollar shortfall.
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Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Andrea Brody
Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast
Sonya Geis
Senior Managing Editor
Wayne Slater
journalist and author
Jason Isaac
Representative-elect (R), Texas State House of Representatives
Sherri Greenberg
former Representative (D), Texas State House of Representatives
The full episode
2 of 3Texas: From Boom to Budget Gap of $25 Billion- 0:00START Treaty in Trouble in Congress
- 7:49Texas: From Boom to Budget Gap of $25 BillionYou’re reading this
- 44:40Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski Appears to Win Re-Election