Like it or not, budget passes House
DallasNews.com | News for Dallas, Texas | Texas Legislature: "The House passed a budget on Sunday that thrills almost no one, though few members dared question it publicly.
The $139.4 billion, two-year budget is loathed by some Republicans for its size and by some Democrats for what it leaves out. It went to Gov. Rick Perry on a 104-40 vote.
Mr. Perry, who faces a March GOP primary for re-election, has line-item authority to deflate the spending plan. He 'will be going over that budget very carefully with his red pen,' said spokeswoman Kathy Walt.
Ms. Walt dismissed a report that Mr. Perry might veto the whole document and call a special session.
A dozen Republicans dissented on the budget, but none spoke against it.
Democratic attacks were restrained, even among those who criticize House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland. The calm on the surface owed much to the personal popularity of the House budget chief, Republican Jim Pitts of Waxahachie."
The $139.4 billion, two-year budget is loathed by some Republicans for its size and by some Democrats for what it leaves out. It went to Gov. Rick Perry on a 104-40 vote.
Mr. Perry, who faces a March GOP primary for re-election, has line-item authority to deflate the spending plan. He 'will be going over that budget very carefully with his red pen,' said spokeswoman Kathy Walt.
Ms. Walt dismissed a report that Mr. Perry might veto the whole document and call a special session.
A dozen Republicans dissented on the budget, but none spoke against it.
Democratic attacks were restrained, even among those who criticize House Speaker Tom Craddick, R-Midland. The calm on the surface owed much to the personal popularity of the House budget chief, Republican Jim Pitts of Waxahachie."
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