I want Texans to be assured even though this Legislature did not act, I will,

tremendous disappointment of millions of taxpayers and teachers and parents over this Legislature's failure to act on property tax relief and education reform.

Hurricane Katrina, a disaster for our neighboring states, has created emergency conditions in Texas that will require all available resources of both federal and state governments to overcome,

I think when you look behind later, it will be almost miraculous that this many people were moved out of harm's way.

The winners will be Texas consumers who will get more choices in their cable television service, and access to new innovations in telecommunications,

We will reverse course on the heavy hand of regulation, discarding Dodd-Frank and any other regulations that advance a political agenda at the expense of jobs and investment on Main Street.