Texas Round-Up

by: Karl-Thomas Musselman

Fri Apr 28, 2006 at 02:14 PM CDT

• Rep. Donna Howard responds over at Capitol Annex about her vote for HB3 this week.


• Congressman Chet Edwards calls on his opponent Van Taylor to report how much ExxonMobile stock that he owns, which is reported as being somewhere between $5-$25 million worth. While not legally required to disclose more information than he already has, Van Taylor's explanation is classic.

  Taylor, who owns between $5 million and $25 million in the company's stock, said his knowledge of the industry is needed in Congress.

  “My life experiences speak to the challenges we face, and the high energy prices are a serious challenge, and it can only help to send people to Washington who understand it from the ground up,” he said.

  ExxonMobile reported $8.4 billion in profits in the first quarter of 2006 alone.



• Bill Clinton will be in Austin, and not just to give his speech to the LBJ graduates.

  Former President Bill Clinton to Deliver Keynote Speech at the Center for Public Policy Priorities' Legacy Dinner

  Friday evening, May 19, 2006
  Palmer Events Center, 900 Barton Springs Rd.

  Honoring Bernard Rapoport
  Luci Baines Johnson, Honorary Chair

  Insuring the Future of Texas

  CPPP is pleased to announce that former President Bill Clinton will deliver the keynote address at the legacy dinner honoring Bernard Rapoport and benefiting CPPP. President Clinton is a long-time friend of Mr. Rapoport, a noted philanthropist and progressive with a fascinating life story. Luci Johnson, also a long-time friend of Mr. Rapoport, is the honorary event chair.  If you wish to guarantee a seat by sponsoring this event, please click the link below for more information. After we seat all the event sponsors, if space is available, we will offer individual tickets on April 10.

  http://www.cppp.org/