Today's News in the Guv Race
By Byron LaMasters
Chris Bell, who is exploring a run for governor sent out this email today about HB 23, a bi-partisan proposal to end credit scoring.
STATEMENT BY CHRIS BELL ON HB 23
Offered as testimony before the Insurance Committee, 2/21/05
There is no logical basis to link insurance rates to credit ratings. If someone is late on his credit card bill, that does not mean that a tornado is going to hit his barn. Economic redlining only serves to protect the profits of insurance companies, and we have a moral mandate to stop this now and to lower the barriers to home ownership.
This is not a partisan issue. The sponsors of HB 23 are Republicans, and in 2002, Rick Perry promised to end credit scoring in Texas. He was right to take that election-year stand back then, and though his appointee at the Texas Department of Insurance is protecting economic redlining, the Governor would do well to keep his earlier promise."
More at Texas Watch, the Brownsville Herald, Blue Texas and Greg's Opinion.
On the other side, Governor Rick Perry announced his Harris County Steering Committee via the Quorum Report. The list includes the following elected officials:
State Representative Peggy Hamric, State Representative Beverly Woolley, County Attorney Michael Stafford, District Clerk Charles Bacarisse, County Treasurer Jack Cato, Tax Assessor-Collector Paul Bettencourt, Sheriff Tommy Thomas, County Commissioner Steve Radack, County Commissioner Jerry Eversole, Constable Ron Hickman, Constable Glen Cheek [and] Harris County Republican Party Chairman Jared Woodfill.
Posted by Byron LaMasters at February 22, 2005 06:46 PM
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