Items of Interest Compiled by Arnold Public Affairs Below are some general items of interest pertaining to the latest political developments and important events: __________________________________________________________________ More Balance Needed in Texas’ Budget Approach, Bond Rating Agency ... Keep Reading

The Texas Association of Goodwills, a client of Arnold Public Affairs, is working to reform payday lending activities in the state and is joining with other organizations to support these bills. More details about the bills were posted in the February 22nd edition of Harvey Kronberg's Quorum ... Keep Reading

The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) Austin Chapter has invited Jim Arnold of Arnold Public Affairs to speak at the PRSA Austin Chapter February Luncheon on Thursday, February 24th. The topic of the luncheon is "Politics and Communication" and the event will take place at The Austin ... Keep Reading

Items of Interest Compiled by Arnold Public Affairs Below are some general items of interest pertaining to the latest political developments and important events: __________________________________________________________________ Can Texas Lege Overrule Perry on Education Money? “You always ... Keep Reading

From The Texas Tribune: The state's explosive growth during the past decade was fueled by a boom in its minority population, which accounted for 89 percent of the total increase in population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Hispanics alone accounted for 65 percent of the state's growth over ... Keep Reading

Texas Monthly's Burka Blog is reporting that Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has a secret budget plan that if implemented, would defer painful cuts until 2013 : While the House will pass the budget bill first, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst has told confidants that he has a fall-back  budget plan that, while not ... Keep Reading

The Houston Chronicle recently reported on a plan taking shape in the Texas legislature to fix the budget: There is still no groundswell for new taxes, and nobody expects one. But as the Legislature moves into the nitty-gritty of writing an extra-lean budget, there is growing agreement that more ... Keep Reading

Governor Perry has appointed Lori Henning Crutchfield, executive director of the Texas Association of Goodwills (TAG), to the Rehabilitation Council of Texas. The council advocates for people with disabilities and will work with the Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services. TAG is ... Keep Reading

Items of Interest Compiled by Arnold Public Affairs State and national headlines continue to reel over Texas’ budget politics, handling of abnormal winter storms, and political bids for office. As members of the House adjust to their recently-announced committee assignments, things will become much ... Keep Reading

The Austin-American Statesman published an editorial pointing out the tiny dent that the Texas legislature's fat-trimming has made to Texas' budget deficit: "We should now put to rest any notion that if lawmakers balance the state budget without raising taxes and without tapping the state's rainy ... Keep Reading