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ovemor George W. Bush deserves four more years in office.
■ -w- His leadership has earned him the distinction to be the first
Texas governor to be reelected to a second four-year term
There are many reasons why Bush is deserving of reelection but
two issues should be enough for most Texans. They are simple ideas
with overwhelming power.
The first idea is that of “working together for the common good.”
From his first day in office Bush has sought out Democrats and
worked with them in forging an agenda that is good for Texas.
Republicans are quickly becoming a dominant force in state poli-
tics. The governor could have forced the Democrats’ hand in a number
of issues. But Bush instead sought consensus.
; He found a core desire in both Republicans and Democrats to do
what’s right for Texas.
; There is a lesson there for everyone in leadership positions in their
Communities.
- The governor’s willingness to work with Democrats earned him
the support and endorsements of the state’s top Democrat — Lt. Gov.
Bob Bullock. Many other elected Democrats have joined Bullock in
supporting Bush. Many others are doing so quietly, “behind the scenes.”
The second simple idea is more a policy issue. The governor feels
strongly that reading is key to a student's success.
Governor Bush, of course, has advocated other issues such a.' get-
ting tough on juvenile crime, tort reform and others. But this simple
idea — that reading is key — best captures his approach to public
service.
The governor and the first lady — following his mother’s lead —
have brought literacy and reading to the center stage.
Teaching children how to read can solve many of society’s ills,
from poverty to crime.
George W. Bush has proven that simply caring can be a force for
good. We should care the he be returned as governor.
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State of the Region
Telling It
Like It Is
Coastal Bend cities issue tourist passports
Juliktt Wenger
Coastal Bend Council ok Governments
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by Alfredo E. Cardenas
It should be about the
children’s education
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“"V" f San Diego school board members had been paying as much at
I-! I tention to school finances and academics as they to do their elec
;JL tions, perhaps the district would not be in the mess that it is. Or
, maybe we have that a little wrong — if they didn't pay as much atten-
Tion to their elections the district would not be in the mess that it is.
! Oh well, whatever the case, we could find the board’s preoccupa-
tion with election matters comical if it were not for its disheartening
A tourist leaving Kingsville and heading for Beeville may stop
/ \ by the Chamber of Commerce office in each city to have a
JL A. visa stamped in a passport issued by the Texas Coastal Bend.
If this visitor sees to it that a passport is stamped in 10 of 19 participat-
ing cities, the passport will be in a drawing for second prize packages
of $500 worth of accommodations, attractions and meal, or in 15 of
the cities, a $ 1,000 savings bond.
The stamping can be done at chambers of commerce or visitor’s
bureaus in Alice, Aransas Pass, Corpus Christi, Falfurrias, George West,
Ingleside, Kingsville, Port Aransas, Portland, Refugio, Robstown,
Rockport/Fulton and Sinton in the Coastal Bend as well as six towns
in neighboring regions.
This is one way the Texas Coastal Bend Regional Tourism Council
is encouraging tourists to stay long enough to see all the attractions in
the region and not only those in one town. The drawing will be held in
December.
Lauren Walthour, Robstown economic development director, re-
cently brought elected officials at a COG meeting up to date on tour-
ism activity. Texas is attracting more and more international visitors,
; characteristics.
!;; Serving on a school board is voluntary. There is no pay. The only
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SURVIVE ANY DISASTER
[apparent reward are the headaches. We cannot understand why anyone
; would get so worked up about getting elected to a school board or any
other nonpaying position.
The overriding desire of anyone running for school boards should
be the education of children — period It should not be jobs of para-
professionals or even jobs of professionals. These two employee groups
are there for one purpose only — educating children.
Can we all get that simple idea through our heads. It’s the children’s
education that counts. Children’s education. Children’s education.
Children’s education.
■ Now go home and write that 100 times on a pad before the next
School board meeting.
4.3 million in one year. Most of them came from Mexico, Canada, the
United Kingdom, Germany, Japan and France and they speht $3.2 bil-
lion here. Ranches and beaches, birds, boats and fish all attracted them.
Then there were the Winter Texans, 1.3 million in the same year.
They brought $1 billion into the economy. The largest pool of visitors
were Texans traveling more than 50 miles and spending at least one
night here. This accounted for 98 million people. Counting all types
of tourists, the totals have grown by 45 percent since 1989.
Walthour said the most important thing for communities to con-
sider if they want to share in this tourist revenue is “image.” One bad
experience, she explained, will travel word of mouth across country
and down years. To avoid that and create good images instead, Walthour
said that clerks and all people who meet the public in towns should be
given hospitality training. If visitors encounter good hosts in shops,
restaurants, and other places of business, they begin to feel a part of
the family and they’ll come back to visit.
At 17 ports of entry into Texas, a 1998 Information Guide is given
out, entitled “Explore the Texas Coastal Bend.” In its pages, Kleberg
County and the green jay lead off, featuring the King Ranch and birding.
Port Aransas is next with beaches, shore birds and fish. Portland intro-
duces golf with its shoreline greens. Rockport and Fulton headline
their special kind of charm featuring nature and fine arts. Sinton offers
the Welder Wildlife Refuge. i
Alice as the hub of the oil industry symbolizes Texas to many a
visitor. The shrimp trawler is the symbol of the Aransas Pass. Hunting
headlines the Beeville story tied into a history still depicted in its homes
and arts.
‘Texas, where we stand’ report is out
(AUSTIN)—State Comptroller
John Sharp today released the 1998
edition of ‘Texas, Where We Stand,”
his annual ranking of state economic,
demographic, and fiscal measures to
show where Texas stands among the
50 states.
“We began publishing this handy
summary of comparative facts and
figures about the Lone Star State in
response to questions my staff and I
are asked by Texans every day,” Sharp
said.
“For example. Texas is still number
one m cattle, crude oil and natural gas
production, and farms and farmland.”
Sharp said. “We’re number two in
population, number three in Gross
SMS Product, and number four in
fortune 500 companies.
“In some categories, we~ve made
some notable progress since our 1997
edition,” Sharp said. “Food stamp
recipients are down from fifth place
nationally to eleventh place,
decreasing from 13.7 percent to 10.4
percent of the population.
“We’ve also reduced our business-
failure rate, going from seventh
highest nationally in our last report to
eleventh place in 1998," Sharp said.
“Texas remains at the top of the list
in the number of public school districts
and teachers, has reached number three
in full-time enrollment in institutions
of higher learning, and made some
gains in the percent of adults who have
attained a high school education—up
from 76.2 percent to 78.5 percent,”
Sharp said. •
The Lone Star State ranks number
four in birth rate (17.4 live births per
1,000 population), number seven in
average household size (2.69 persons),
and number 14 in marriage rate (9.4
marriages per 1.000 population).
Texas also leads the nation in
percent and value of exports to Mexico
143 7 percent and $31.2 billion,
respectively), is second in percent of
state legislators who are Hispanic
(19.4 percent), and third in Hispanic
population (28.8 percent).
Sharp has published ‘Texas, Where
We Stand” every year since 1994, and
requests
for the publication increase with
each new edition. The information is
compiled from data supplied to his
office from a variety of federal and
state agencies, private sector groups,
and non-profit organizations.
“By compiling this information, we
arc able to provide state leaders, policy
makers, and taxpayers a quick
overview of how Texas compares to
other states in dozens of categories,”
Sharp said.
Sharp’s “Texas, Where We Stand”
is published annually by the
Comptroller’s Research Division. It
is available by writing P.O. BOX
13528, Austin. Texas 78711 -3528, or
by calling toll-free 1-800-531-5441,
extension 3-4900.
“Texas. Where We Stand” and a
variety of other Comptroller
publications can also be found on the
Comptroller’s web site at http://
www.window.state.tx.us.
P irturr
Wednesay, Oct. 21, 1998
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