The Canadian Record (Canadian, Tex.), Vol. 114, No. 46, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 11, 2004 Page: 4 of 32
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THURSDAY 11 NOVEMBER 2004
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State Capital
Highlights
By Mike C ok
TEKAS PRESS ASSBEUTIBH
AUSTIN—The presidential election was not
the only vote last week in which the Rs pre-
vailed over the Ds in Texas.
On Friday, members of the State Board of
Education followed party lines in voting 10-
4 to approve middle school health textbooks
after publisher Holt, Rinehart and Winston
agreed to ehange them to say that marriage
is "a lifelong union between a husband and a
wife." In other words, the texts most Texas
sixth- to eighth-graders will be studying will
not even broach the concept of gay marriage.
The four Democratic members of the board
voted against the adoption. In approving high
school health texts, the vote was 13-1.
Before winning the approval, the pub-
lisher had agreed to change the reference to
marriage, but declined to make many other
changes in areas dealing with relationships.
The textbooks now go on the state's list of
"conforming" titles. State money can be used
to purchase either conforming or non-con-
forming textbooks, but school districts usu-
ally stick to those judged to be Conforming.
Craddick says he'll stay
Almost lost amid all the news about the
presidential election last week, House Speak-
er Tom Craddick announced on Wednesday
that he has enough votes to preside over the
lower chamber for another two years.
Craddick (R-Midland) released a list of
119 members or member-elects who he says,
will vote for him as speaker when the Leg-
islature convenes in January. Promising in
a written statement to lead the House "with
a fair, even hand," Craddick said that no one
would be "shut out of the legislative process ,"
Voters shut out some
Craddick couldn't speak for the Texas
electorate, which did vote to shut a few incum-
bents out of the legislative process.
In Travis County, Republican House Rep.
Jack Stick, serving his first term, lost nar-
rowly to Democratic candidate MarkStrama.
In Houston, the race pitting longtime Repub-
lican Rep. Talmadge Heflin and Democrat
challenger Hubert Vo, a Vietnam native, was.
still hinging on a count of absentee ballots on-
going on Monday. Heflin has served 11 terms
in the House and is chair of the House Appro-
priations Committee, the group at the heart
of the state budget-making process.
The House will have 87 Republicans and
63 Democrats if Vo wins, though that GOP
margin could drop by one if a requested re-
count affects the outcome of the race between
narrow winner Republican Rep. Todd Baxter
and Democratic challenger Kelly White in
Travis County.
'District of Travis'
Years ago, singer Michael Martin Murphy
said he didn't live in Texas, he lived in Austin.
And Austin is in Travis County, which some
had quipped may as well call itself the Dis-
trict of Travis.
Showing that it is a bit different from the
rest of the state, Travis County went for Dem-
ocratic presidential candidate Sen. John Ker-
ry, giving him 56 percent of the vote.
President Bush carried the state( of
course. He got 61.14 pel-cent of the vote state-
wide* compared to 38.24 percent for Kerry.
Other than Travis County, Kerry did best in
South Texas along the border, El Paso and the
Beaumont area.
"Those people" are everywhere, and if the Economic Develop-
ment Council's housing committee has its way, they may just ruin the
neighborhood.
After several months of research, the committee (of which this
editor is member) has figured out what most of us already suspect-
ed—that there is a housing shortage in Canadian. The shortage af-
fects people from a broad spectrum of household incomes and family
configurations. And if this community is wise enough to invest in and
support some of the solutions this committee has identified, the ben-
efits will accrue to all—to the business owner who has trouble main-
taining a stable workforce because their employees cannot afford de-
cent housing here, to the elderly couple whose two-story home is no
longer safely accessible to them, to the young couple starting careers
and families, and to the family of five living in one small bedroom of
a mobile home.
"A rising tide lifts all boats," according to the well-worn proverb.
The whole community of Canadian will benefit from the addition of
new homes, from the repair and renovation of older homes, and from
the removal of dilapidated and unsafe homes that have been aban-
doned or poorly maintained, creating inhumane conditions for fami-
lies who have no better choices than to live there. These are all issues
the committee hopes to address.
Gome to think of it...I, too, would like to protect my neighborhood
from "those people"—"those people" who are bigoted and small-
minded and self-satisfied, and who have forgotten that life sometimes
deals a rotten hand to even the best among us.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Thanks from a
'reassigned Wildcat
WE WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS our appreciation to the people of
this awesome community, and to some really true Black & Gold Wild-
cat Fans. As soon as Andrew was injured on the field, the true black
& gold spirit began.
The coaches went to work immediately to ensure that Andrew
would receive the best medical treatment. The parents, the Canadian
students, the football fans, the Canadian ISD staff and of course, the
Canadian band were so-o-o supportive. We began to hear encourag-
ing words and prayers while still on the field and throughout our stay
in the hospital.
The whole community has been here with us since we hit the city
limits on Sunday evening. We have received numerous prayers, cards,
food, phone calls, books, video games, movies and very welcome vis-
its. Most of all Andrew has continued to feel just as much apart of the
Wildcat team as ever. His role on this team has not ended; he has only
been reassigned to a different position. He is now the chief motivator
and #1 supporter for all the coaches and players throughout the up-
coming playoffs.
To anyone who missed the game last Friday, we want you to know
what an outstanding group of men are wearing the black and gold uni-
forms. Wow, what a stand-up group ofWildcats we have this year. If
there were ever a doubt how strong and close this team of young men
is, there was plenty of evidence last Friday night.
Thank you and God bless each one of you!
RANDY, TERRI, ANDREW & BARRETT McCORMICK
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on Tuesday, November 23rd
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