Burnt Orange Report - The Hard-Working Texas Family

Burnt Orange Report - The Hard-Working Texas Family: "Fighting for the hard-working Texas family should be more than a campaign slogan -- it should be a choice and an action. The choices and actions of our legislators reflect what they truly value, and the choices and votes of many Republicans in the Legislature show that they do not care about what is best for the majority of their constituents.

According to the 2000 census, approximately 73% of households in Texas are family households with at least one child living in the home. The median household income is about $40,000, and almost 60% of Texas households earn less than $50,000. In fact, 118 out of the 150 members of the Texas House have a district with a majority of constituents earning less than $50k.

The logical thing, then, is to help these majority of Texans who are in desperate need of, as Governor Perry put it, the three R's: results, resources, and relief. Unfortunately, if the Governor is able to sign House Bill 3, the result of this special session will be that Texas' hard-working families will see a drain on their resources so that the richest percent of Texans can see some tax relief."