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All Region qualifiers include Ross Mitchell, Cathryn Steele, Alexia
Munoz, Corina Munoz, Tracy Vineyard, Casey Green, Mikayla Still-
well and Garrett Kelly.
Band students shine
On Jan. 12, the highest-ranked All-Region Band students from all over
the state of Texas competed at seven different state-wide Area Level Audi-
tions. The highest ranked students at these Area Auditions advance as All-
State musicians.
There were four EHS students who competed at the 4A Area Auditions in
Bryan: Cathryn Steele (clarinet), Alexia Munoz (clarinet), Mikayla Stillwell
(french horn), and Ross Mitchell (trumpet).
All competed and performed extremely well during this challenging
process.
The district extends special congratulations go to Ross Mitchell, who was
awarded first chair at Area and a position in the 4A All-State Band. Ross
will audition again for All-State chair placement and perform with the All-
State Band in San Antonio at the Texas Music Educators Association Con-
ference in February.
Pictured are Ross Mitchell, Cathryn Steele, Alexia Munoz and
Mikayla Stillwell.
PERRY_cont. from page 1
in more than we need, we’ll
have the option of returning
tax money directly to the people
who paid it,” the governor
plans to say. “Currently, that’s
not something our constitution
allows. We need to fix that.”
The Republican has for
weeks called on the Legislature
to cut taxes and continue to
hold down government spend-
ing — even though Texas’ econ-
omy is booming. He’ll also use the
speech to give a specific dollar amount
he’d like to see in tax reductions.
Proposing a constitutional amend-
ment requires two-thirds support of
both the Texas House and Senate, and it
then must be approved by a majority of
voters. Republicans control both cham-
bers of the Legislature but would need
Democrats to get two-thirds support —
something that seems highly unl ikely.
While he has made cutting taxes his
chief mantra since lawmakers headed
back into session on Jan. 8, calls to limit
government spending are nothing new
for Perry.
Last April, he unveiled a “budget
compact” that proposed a constitu-
tional amendment limiting state spend-
ing increases to only enough to cover
the cost of population growth and in-
flation. That issue hasn’t yet been taken
up the Legislature.
Tuesday marks the seventh time
Perry has given the State of the State
since taking over for George W
Bush as governor in December
2000. Two years ago, he declared
there would be “no sacred
cows” immune to deep budget
cuts as the state struggled with
a $27 billion budget deficit amid
an economy still feeling the ef-
fects of The Great Recession.
Lawmakers responded by
passing deep cuts across-the-
board, including slashing $5.4
billion from public schools.
The economic picture has since
brightened substantially, with sales tax
receipts up, unemployment down and
the oil and gas industry humming. Yet
early draft budgets proposed in the
Texas House and Senate were so aus-
tere that they would leave about $5.5
billion in projected state revenue un-
spent and do nothing to restore the 2011
cuts.
Perry has also said he’d support tap-
ping the state’s cash reserve, or Rainy
Day Fund, to pay for water infrastruc-
ture projects — given that Texas con-
tinues to grapple with frequent,
punishing droughts. The fund has a
projected balance of $12 billion, and
proposals being considered by the Leg-
islature would use up to $2 billion of
that on meeting the state’s future water
needs.
One thing Perry is not expected to
say during his address is if he will seek
a fourth full term as governor.
Perry
PROPOSAL
Assistant County At-
torney Lee Auvenshine
said Walton needs to
show its work before it
can get on board.
“We haven’t seen the
real market analysis,”
Auvenshine said. “We
need more proof.”
Ferris City Manager
Eric Strong spoke before
the court in support of
the district.
“We feel (Walton) has
gone above and beyond
in making us comfort-
able with this,” Strong
said.
He said the Ferris City
Council approved the
creation of the district
unanimously.
During the discussion,
the court bailiff asked
several spectators to
cease using their phones
unless they were used for
filming. Amy Hedtke, a
long time critic of the
Commissioners Court,
refused to do so.
County Judge Carol
Bush stopped Roos dur-
ing her presentation to
ask Hedtke to put her
phone down. Hedtke re-
fused to comply, and was
asked to leave.
Bush could not be
reached for comment on
the cell phone policy.
In other action, the
court:
• Heard a presentation
by Ron Lammert, presi-
dent of HPN Books about
the possible creation of a
pictorial book on the his-
tory of Ellis County at no
cost to the county;
• Approved the judge
to sign an easement for
cont. from page 1
construction of an Oncor
power line from FM 878
to the new antenna loca-
tion at the County Farm;
• Approved the agree-
ment with Oncor to build
the power line for
$7,420.63;
• Approved interlocal
agreements between the
county and the cities of
Oak Leaf and Midloth-
ian.
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