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Texas, Pelosi and the doctor bills

By admin | February 23rd, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

Posted: 12:47 PM ET

CNN -- A picture tells a thousand words: Taken in 2007, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is cutting the ribbon at the brand new Women's Hospital at Renaissance outside McAllen, Texas.

Everyone is smiling, and with good reason.

Once the ribbon-cutting ended, the schmoozing and fundraising began. The party moved to the home of the developer who built the hospital. The Texas Monthly reported the developer, and the doctors who also invested in his beautiful, sprawling, for-profit medical complex, handed over $800,000 in donations for Pelosi's Congressional Democrats.

One day, $800…

'Perverse incentive' in current health care system, says expert

By admin | February 16th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

McAllen, Texas (CNN) -- Even as the health care debate turns to blood sport in Washington, some analysts say the debate is ignoring one of the leading causes of rising costs: the way health care providers are paid.

Click on our link below to get the full details on the way select counties are the model of government waste: http://www.txbiz.org/news_articles/47

Hammond on taxes and government growth

By admin | February 11th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

As the preeminent voice for the state’s business community, the Texas Association of Business often hears from employers about the challenges they face in growing their business and adding employees during this particularly difficult time in our state’s history.

Our state and nation are in the midst of an historic, global recession, but there are true glimmers of hope for our state. According to the Texas Workforce Commission’s most recent data, Texas added over 50,000 jobs in the last three months. Our 8.3% unemployment rate, while too high, remains far below the national av…

Perspectives: Sullivan on the Tea Party Movement

By admin | February 9th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

The Texas Association of Business is proud to present the inaugural Perspectives series, featuring commentary from influential, disparate voices on the important political and policy issues taking place in Texas and across America.

Today influential conservative watchdog Michael Quinn Sullivan shares his perspective on the Tea Party movement and its influence on elections taking place in Texas and across America.

Michael Quinn Sullivan, President and CEO - Texans for Fiscal Responsibility and Empower Texans: Predicting the future, especially of political movements, is…

Perspectives: Glazer on the Tea Party Movement

By admin | February 9th, 2010 | (0) Comments | Permalink |

The Texas Association of Business is proud to present the inaugural Perspectives series, featuring commentary from influential, disparate voices on the important political and policy issues taking place in Texas and across America.

Today influential progressive blogger and political strategist Matt Glazer shares his perspective on the Tea Party movement and its influence on elections taking place in Texas and across America.

Matt Glazer, Partner, GNI Strategies: The Tea Party is to Republicans today what the Green Party was to Democrats in 1999-2000. The biggest difference…

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