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    ee Pre Texas Citizens Coalition one-on-one with Texas n _| Your help is needed to push this legislation over the Land Commissioner finish Line! Stand up and have your voice heard! | George P. Bush © Join us in our push to end the franchise taxi We What is the General Land have the power to completely eliminate this tax for Office? And what are the Texas. but it will take all of us working to make it primary duties for the happen. ee oe ee Several bills have been introduced relating to exas? The Land Office's the elimination of this tax, and the Texas Citizens : Coalition would like to highlight House Bill 193, core mission is the operates all state veterans | Gntraduced by State Representative jim Murphy a of i. benefit programs for (HD133) who represents Harris County, in part. | lands and mineral-right | the Texas Veterans ee ee ee eae properties totaling 13 Land Board (VLB) This elimination of this tax on Texas businesses, please milion acres fcluded | currentiy includes three contact his office at (512) 463-0514, contact your State in that portfolio are the | Joan programs, which Rep, or you can contact the Texas Citizens Coalition beaches, bays, estuaries | fund over $500 million staff by phone or email and your comments will and other “submerged _| per year for land and be personally delivered to Representative Murphy's lands’ out to 103 miles | housing, and the Texas Capital Office in the Gulf of Mexico, _| state Veterans Homes, oe institutional acreage, which provide more than Our State is under attack from Liberals grazing lands in West 1,000 skilled nursing care aan from around the country and we believe that Texans should control Texas’ fate. State Representative Cecil Bell (HD3), who Texas, and timberlands in| beds Four Texas State East Texas, In managing | Veterans cemeteries that property the Land | have been completed fepreicria Wallen a Merisorteny conte, hates pai ee ee ee vo in part, has introduced House Bill 623, HB 623 ee states that “State or local taxpayer funds or and sells state land. Christi, As the oldest jeovertas wee incl serra vimana Sale and lease proceeds | and most diverse state fri vikiod {PAU Cldes the lel ca RTOBSr from Permanent School agency in Texas, Land of same-sex marriage” and it builds on the 2005, Fund lands go into the | office responsibilities statement that Texas residents made at the ballot Permanent School Fund, cover many other areas. box when Texas voters overwhelmingly approved an endowment for Texas_| The agency's Archives Proposition 2, which added an amendment to the public education. Since | and Records division state constitution defining marriage as being only the Permanent School houses original Spanish, between one man and one woman. Fund was established in Mexican, and Republic ‘To voice your support of this bill and join’ 1854, the Land Office has | of Texas land grants. The the fight to keep Texas free from Government eamed more than $1323 | Adopt-A-Beach program overreach, contact Representative Bell's office at billion for it, mostly from | and Coastal Resources 2) 463-0650, contact your State Rep, oryou can | oil and gas leases and real | and Oil Spill Prevention contact the Texas Citizens Coalition staff by phone | estate sales and trades. | and Response divisions or email and your comments will be personally The Land Office also | continued overlear delivered to Representative Bells Capitol Office une 205 George P Bush continued work to protect our natural resources The Land Office triggers economic development through its natural gas marketing initiatives, Joan programs offered to veterans through the VLB, and investments through commercial transactions involving PSF land, When did you officially take office? And what was the first thing you did on your first day in office? Prior to taking office 1 pledged to be fiscally conservative and ensure no wasteful spending. Immediately upon taking office, on January 2, 2035, 1 instructed all GLO department leaders to thoroughly review policies with employees and maintain strict enforcement so that the GLO operates with the highest standards of ethical practice Ina continuing effort to go above and beyond the requirements of the law, our team issued a new memorandum to all staff relating to new contracting and procurement standards for services, setting the highest standards for accountability and transparency in state government. Additionally, the Legal Services Division of the GLO is scheduling agency wide training to thoroughly review ethics standards and ensure that, the new policy is adhered to faithfully What are two or three goals that you would like to accomplish this year at the GLo? First, we are going to work to improve our schools, Through the use of the Permanent School Fund that helps provide resources to public schools across the state, we have a unique platform to call for education reform. Second, we are going to work to create more energy sector jobs. As you know, the energy business is always cyclical Sometimes it's up and sometimes it's down, but ultimately we want a strong energy sector. We | all benefit when we have a growing energy sector that is creating jobs and ‘opportunity across Texas Our office manages 13 million acres of state land and oversees mineral rights on these lands Right now, Texas leads the nation in oil production on both public and private land - but we ean do more. Finally, we are going to work to preserve, protect and promote the Alamo, At the GLO, we know our history and we know how to take care of it. After all, we've been preserving history since the office was founded during the days of the Republic of, Texas. We manage an archive of 35 million documents so we know how to run an archive of history; and that expertise means we know how to run the state's most important shrine of history--the Alamo. If you could get one single message to the residents of Texas, what would that message be? Texas voterans are now eligible for low-interest land loans up to $125,000 = the maximum allowed by law increased the land loan limit as my first act as chairman of the Texas Veterans Land Board (VLB). The previous land Joan limit was $109000 ‘Texas veteran benefits are already the best in the nation. To qualify for VLB benefits, veterans must, be honorably discharged, have served at least 90 days on active duty and live in Texas. The comerstone of ‘Texas veteran benefits is the VLB’ ability to offer below-market interest rate loans for land and home purchases, as well as for home improvements. The VLB ‘operates eight Texas State Veterans Homes that serve more than a housand veterans and their families needing long-term, high-quality care, The VLB also provides free burial of veterans with full military honors at Texas State Veterans Cemeteries ‘What role does the GLO play in protecting Texas’ History? One of the most important parts of what we do at the GLO is we preserve, protect and promote our history. It's been said that every state has a story, but Texas has a legend and it’s a powerful message of freedom over tyranny and faith over doubt. That is the history that we tell here at the GLO. The history that goes all the way from Texas's incredible beginnings in the Texas Revolution to NASA to becoming an ‘economic engine for the state and the world. ‘As like to tell people, we know our history and we know how to take care of it I've always believed that when it comes to history, it's not what we say about the past that matters so much as what the past says about us. The history of Texas says that we are a unique people able to overcame any obstacle and achieve any goal and that's a story we want all Texans to know about. Tlook forward to working with all Texans to help tell the world about Texas. AUSTII REPO 7 Rising Conservative Star Representative Craig Goldman is a name every Texan should know.. and Administrative high school material by revenue for limited Procedures passing the Texas Success | purposes and to make Are these new Initiative Assessment more state revenue committees for you? which is required to available for general or have you previously be enrolled in dual- purposes, this included served om theml4 credit. It is illogical and redirecting the vehicle ‘These are both new unreasonable to require sales tax revenue allotted appointments forme. | student to prove for the Foundation School Eee ee bare their understanding Fund back to General cee gee theeetiele | of 2 subject multiple Reverie, HBiag prioritizes reales cas times if the end result. transportation and the Thave filed HBiag which | ~a8essment of their issues our state faces eae comprehension - can be _| with infrastructure needs Uiversions by redirecting | €emonstrated with the | by dedicating all taxes Cisse cetdman von | Stas callected from | sueesfl completion of eect fom vehicle election to serve Vehicle sales uso and | their college course sales, use, and rental to his frst term as Texas | Fontal into the state Additionally the burden | the State Highway Fund State Representative highway fund Puna 6. | Placed on high school | The revenue accrued by in November of 2012 Which bills have you | €22chers responsible for | putting moter vehicles on He represents District | eden plants tte, catching up the dual | the road should be put oy encompassing elated toend ofyear | enrolled students on _ to use maintaining the Southwest Tarrant County. | examsanddual credit | STAAR material before | roads Representative Goldman courses? taking the test is a poor ‘HBg62 was an idea is proud of his roots as __| T have filed HB462, which | use of time for both the __| brought to us by a teacher a fifth generation Texan allows dual enrolled high | student and teacher when | at the Texas Academy of anda fourth generation | school students who pass | the student has already | Biomedical Sciences in native of Fort Worth. their college-level course | demonstrated mastery of | Fort Worth. He has quickly earned with a C or higher to the subject. With the passage of a reputation as a strong waive the end of course For HB1ag: Currently, ‘House Bill 5 in the 83rd Conservative in the STAAR test in that subject | state law directs revenue | Legislative Session there Texas House and is a Should the student not from the motor vehicle are now only § required ‘Texas Citizens Coalition | Pass their college course, | sales tax to be divided | EOC’s- English 1 IL William B Travis Award | they would be required to | upwith one quarter of | Algebra I Biology, and Watch List Finalist. This | take the STAAR total revenue deposited | US. History Because US. past week we visited with | Cam you explain each of | into the Foundation History isthe only course the Representative, and | these bills? And why they | school Fund (FSF) and —_| taken by ath graders and are needed? For HB462, end of course (EOC) exams aim to prove that students have were especially interested in his legislation related to Transportation and the remaining three many students take this, quarters put into the at the college level, HB General Revenue Fund. | 462 mainly applies to US. Education, However, since 1995, History Representative Goldman, | "*

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