Abbott Addresses Enterprise Fund, Border Security
Gov.-elect Greg Abbott said Wednesday that the Texas Enterprise Fund, which has given hundreds of millions of dollars to companies looking to relocate to Texas, should be “thoroughly re-evaluated.”
Abbott made the remarks about current Gov. Rick Perry’s signature business incentive program at his first news conference since being elected governor. In addressing the taxpayer-funded Enterprise Fund, Abbott repeated a line he used on the campaign trail: “Government should not be in the business of picking winners and losers.”
He also announced that Daniel Hodge, who serves as his first assistant attorney general, would be responsible for “coordinating ...
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Bill Blackmon via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Give me more money and shoot the wets" - end of address.
Mimi Miller via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Address cannabis oil for cancer or seizure disorders. Talk about something for humans
Donna R. Crosby via Texas Tribune on Facebook
The enterprise fund will still the republican party pay for play fund.
Gary Cozart via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Hey, as Obama told McCain,
"The election is over, stop campaigning. "
Fred Talmadge
When I hear about open carry laws I'm reminded that Calif had open carry, until the Black Panthers carried rifles into the state capital.
Martin Woodward via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He's so awful.
Yvonne Beatty via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He talks about Pres Obama's "overreach of power" but then says he isn't doing enough on border security. Let's see, do you want federal help or not? You just want to blame Pres Obama when Texas fails or gets caught with its pants down, (border, education, Ebola handling), and you want to take credit when Pres Obama does something to help Texans (hurricane assistance, floods, Ebola virus, ACA)......Abbott and Republicans talk out of both sides of their mouths and they say the opposite of truth. Talk but doesn't walk the walk.
Bambi Clark via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Do not forget the Religious zealots personhood bill! * Rolling Eyes*
Ashley Marie via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Go get screwed
Sebrina Dollar via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Governor Elect Abbott,
If education is a top priority, then put the money that was cut back into education. 600 school districts filed a law suit against you and a judge in Austin ruled the funds cut from education was unconstitutional. Keep your promise!!
Sue Tathwell Wille via Texas Tribune on Facebook
"Abbott said they would discuss the state’s preparedness for the Ebola virus, which in October infected three patients in Dallas." Correction: Two patients were infected in Dallas, by a patient who was infected in Liberia. I can hardly wait to hear what Abbott plans to do about "the Ebola crisis" that he doesn't even have the most elementary facts about.
Diane Treider via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He's not about to abandon his slush fund. It will help fuel his next campaign.
Joe Meller via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Congrats Gov.
Susan R. Kelley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Good luck, Texas.
Buddy Luce
Lets spend billions on border when the bipartisan Senate bill with 80 billion in security and border enforcement languishes on Boehner desk. How about demand Texas Congressmen demand a vote on the CIR sitting right in front of them and save us Texans some of our own money.
Cathey Reighley Treider via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I don't believe one thing that comes out of this SOB's mouth, because he won't spend the money on Texas because he wants it in his own pockets!!!! I wanna see those new 500 DPS officers, and the borders secured. . . Yeah, right!!!! Liar liar pants on fire!!!!!!!!
Elaine Fletcher via Texas Tribune on Facebook
He's NOT my Gov.!!
Rick Bentley via Texas Tribune on Facebook
GA - how can you defend what you must know is a decision designed to hurt Texas next generation? I'm speaking of the 5.4 BILLION DOLLAR CUT to public education.
Kathi Thomas via Texas Tribune on Facebook
" Abbott, who reiterated his support for a law that would allow concealed handgun license holders to carry their firearms openly." Dear Lord! It will be the wild wild West- but they had the good sense in many of those towns, to force people to give up their guns when they got into the city limits.
Jerry Turney via Texas Tribune on Facebook
EBOLA CRAZED NATION YEILDS TO ALZHEIMERS; —According to the polls, Americans who cast their votes today had a difficult time remembering events that occurred as recently as six years ago. (The Borowitz Report, The New Yorker Cartoons)
Ken Langham via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I dont want federal help Divorce America and FREE TEXAS!!
Herve Abrams via Texas Tribune on Facebook
I noticed that Abbott didn't call for another National Guard deployment. At least he's got enough sense to know the money is better spent on qualified law enforcement personnel that will be permanently employed and in place.
Harriet Mae Irby via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Gee, he had better rethink the enterprise fund before he gets indicted
C.g. David via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Every 4a and 4b corporation needs to be audited and TEDC association with state employees needs to be investigated.
Natalia Rene via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Idiot.
D W
i thought we were broke, isnt that why we cut education?
Sam Davis via Texas Tribune on Facebook
Reevaluated = give money to my campaign contributors.
Hany Fawzy Attallah via Texas Tribune on Facebook
She "hillary Clinton" had good politic sense especially for medium classes and poor people in south East Asia,,yes she was hated by most Egyptians for she was 1 st voice called US adminstration to get Hosny Mubarak out and soon,her view of medium class facebook revolution was very prior to others in US adminstration,,then as she expected ,revolutions started in Africa,South America "Brazil "and Middle East like fire impulse extend very rapid,as Robert Facek told,,Hillary Clinton,,has good prediction of pulse of population,and know what medium classes need,even if kings or military in Developing countries promote for themselves only and against medium classes rebel in their media as their capacity reach,,this will never change medium class rebel.that started in 2010 in Tunis and will complete to whole world even Russia itself..cc