Rains County Leader (Emory, Tex.), Vol. 127, No. 36, Ed. 1 Tuesday, February 18, 2014 Page: 3 of 14
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STATE CAPITAL HIGHLIGHTS
Candidates show differences as primaries approach
AUSTIN - Counting down to Primary Election
Day on March 4t Republican Greg Abbott and
Democrat Wendy Davis remain the presumptive
frontrunners for governor in their respective party
races.
For lieutenant governor, state
Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of
San Antonio stands alone as the
Democrat vying for that power-
ful office, while Republican pri-
mary voters will have a field of
four candidates to choose from
in that race: incumbent Lt. Gov.
David Dewhurst; Jerry Patter-
son, land commissioner; Todd
Staples, agriculture commissioner; or Dan Patrick,
chair of the state Senate Committee on Education.
While agreeing on most issues, one popular way
those four Republican candidates seek to differen-
tiate themselves is by publicizing lists of endorse-
ments by various political action committees and
other special interest groups.
Last week Abbott, the current state attorney
general, said corruption and gangs are a threat to
security along the border with Mexico. His liken-
ing the border region to a third world country,
however, drew a blistering response from South
Texas residents.
Davis, a state senator from Fort Worth, focused
on public school funding. She pointed to a pending
state district court case dealing with fairness in the
education finance system and called on Abbott to
stop defending the state law that sparked the case.
Davis suggested that the state Legislature be called
into special session to revise the law. Abbott has
said that as attorney general, it’s his job to defend
state laws against court challenges.
Davis also spoke in favor of gay marriage and
“open carry” by local option. An open carry law
would allow Texans who have the appropriate state
permit to wear a firearm in plain view in public.
Abbott previously has made his opposition to gay
marriage known and he labeled Davis’s open carry
statement as political opportunism.
Early voting began Feb. 18 and will end on Feb.
28.
Business filings increase
Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry on
Feb. 10 reported that in calendar year 2013, some
150,979 certificates of formation creating new lim-
ited liability companies, corporations, and limited
partnerships were filed with her office.
The number of filings, she said, represents a
5.6 percent increase from 2012, when the office
received 142,872 filings.
“We’ve cut red tape and made it possible in
many cases to start a new business in Texas virtu-
ally overnight. Texas is wide open for business.
Welcome to the land of opportunity,” said Berry,
who was appointed by Gov. Perry and sworn in
on Jan. 7.
Sales tax revenue is up
State sales tax revenue in January was $2.3
billion, up 8.3 percent compared to the previous
January, state Comptroller Susan Combs said Feb.
12.
Combs said increases across all major sectors
of the economy indicate “continued expansion in
both consumer and business spending, and brings
the growth in fiscal year-to-date collections to 4.6
percent compared with the previous year. Sales
tax revenue has increased for 46 consecutive
months.”
Cities, counties, transit systems and special pur-
pose taxing districts would be sent their February
local sales tax allocations totaling $802.1 million,
up 8.2 percent compared to February 2013.
UT chancellor steps down
After a five-year tenure, Chancellor Francisco
G. Cigarroa announced Feb. 10, that he would step
down as head of The University of Texas System
but will serve until a successor is named.
Cigarroa will become the head of pediatric
transplant surgery at the UT Health Science Cen-
ter at San Antonio while also serving as a special
liaison to the board of regents to advise on the
development of the new University of Texas Rio
Grande Valley and medical school.
Cigarroa served as president of the UT Health
Science Center at San Antonio from 2000 to 2008
before being named the first Hispanic chancellor
of the UT System in late 2008.
Seat belt campaign begins
The Texas Department of Transportation
(TxDOT) announced Feb. 14 the launch of its
annual “Teen Click It or Ticket” campaign to
address the leading cause of death among teens
ages 15 to 20: motor vehicle crashes.
The campaign features videos and a wrecked
truck exhibit “to highlight the consequences of
not wearing a seat belt, such as costly tickets, lost
driving privileges, injuries or even death,” TxDOT
said.
Educational toolkits available to campus class-
rooms include posters, banners, parking lot sig-
nage, morning announcements, a school newspa-
per article, a parent brochure and more.
By Ed Sterling
TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION
THE PUBLIC FORUM
Dear Editor:
Within the last several years,
I moved from Dallas to Wood
County. Being just on the other
side of the Rains County line, I
choose to identify myself with
the town of Emory rather than
Alba or Yantis.
I have become upset with the
lack of city courtesy, leading me
to believe Emory is not busi-
ness friendly. New business is
an absolute must for Emory to
be able to grow and survive. In
the past nine months, four new
businesses have opened on or
near the square. After speaking
with some of the new business
owners, I’ve learned there has
been no one who made an effort
to welcome them to the city - no
elected official or anyone - from
the Chamber of Commerce.
I do not believe it is neces-
sary to make a big deal of it.
However, new business owners
invest a significant amount of
money and effort into their new
business, and since Emory is the
size it is, an elected official and
a member of the chamber should
make a welcome visit. By doing
so, the city and the chamber
would benefit.
First, the business owner
would feel like he or she had
done the right thing by seizing
an opportunity in Emory. Sec-
ond, the chamber, in most cases,
would get a new member. Third,
an elected city official would be
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able to get some feedback about By doing nothing, it makes
the responsiveness of the city Emory appear not business
employees to the new business friendly,
owner’s needs. This would take Susanne Massengale
very little effort to make a new 300 PR 5517
business feel welcome. Alba, TX 75410
Re-Elect
Sylvia Witt
Common-Sense
Conservative
Republican
Commissioner
Precinct 4
On the Record
In my opinion, the importance of voting cannot be
over emphasized. Our Founding Fathers and many
patriots since have fought and died for the right of
Americans to cast their ballots. I have included
some quotes on this topic. Below the quotes is a
chart of the recent voting record of all the candi-
dates for Commissioner (according to public re-
cords obtained from the office of the Rains County
Elections Administrator).
“Voting is a civic sacrament,
burgh
Theodore Hes-
"Let each citizen remember at the moment he is
offering his vote that he is...executing one of the
most solemn trusts in human society for which he
is accountable to God and his country. " ~ Samuel
Adams
"Impress upon children the truth that the exercise
of the elective franchise is a social duty of as sol-
emn a nature as man can be called to perform. ~
Daniel Webster
Voted?
Witt
Wenzel
Humphrey
March 2010 (Primary)
Yes
No
Yes
April 2010 (Runoff)
Yes
No
No
Nov 2010 (General)
Yes
No
Yes
May 2012 (Primary)
Yes
No
No
July 2012 (Runoff)
Yes
No
No
Nov 2012 (General)
Yes
Yes
Yes
Nov 2013 (Constitutional)
Yes
No
No
Voting Record
100%
14%
43%
Please vote in the Republican Primary. Early vot-
ing is February 18-28. Election Day is March 4th.
sylviawitt.com
Pol. ad paid by Chuck Witt, Treasurer, P.O. Box 242 Point, TX
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RAINS YOUTH
Youth arcade planning meeting
The community is invited to
discuss plans for a non-profit
community youth arcade. The
informational meeting will be
held on Tuesday, February 18, at
6:00 p.m. in the Rose Communi-
ty Center in Emory. Michael and
Raven Miller will host the meet-
ing and have invited the commu-
nity’s church and youth leaders.
The goal for the arcade is to
provide a safe, fun and Christian
environment for youth, opening
a door where they are welcome
to hang out or find someone sup-
portive when they just need to
talk. The facility will include
video games, arcade games, a
lounge area and a snack bar.
The location has not been
decided, but hopes are it will
be near the square and not on a
major road. Donations will be
needed for game items, furnish-
ings and arcade rentals. More
information will be provided at
the meeting. If you are unable
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THE RECORD SPEAKS FOR ITSELF
OPEN LETTER TO COMMISSIONER WITT:
What did you do in 2011 during the planning of the 2011-2012 budget preparation that
makes you deserve any more credit for improvements in Precinct 4 than any of the other
commissioners? Did you work closely with the new Road and Bridge Administrator to
identify and prioritize the roads in Precinct 4 that most needed repairs? Did you lobby the
other commissioners and the County Judge to somehow influence them to spend almost a
million dollars in Precinct 4?
Do you think people of Pet. 4 do not know that the R & B Administrator develops the
County Road Maintenance Plan?
Do you think we don’t know that you are just one vote out of five? Does that give you a
way to say to your voters that you “do what you said you would do”- knowing all the while
that the majority vote always “wins” and you can later either take credit for trying to “hold
the line” OR for being “part” of a positive resolution? You can’t have it both ways.
Do you think you can take credit for sending funds to Precinct 4 when you voted against
the budget authorizing those expenditures?
Do you think Precinct 4 citizens actually want you to turn down grant money and fund
tire recycling events from local tax dollars instead of utilizing tax dollars we paid that are
returned through grants?
Do you think Precinct 4 citizens would have patted you on the back if they had been forced
to accept a tax increase because you voted NOT to hire a lobbyist to assist with the Ivan
Smith State Tax issue? The lobbyist was instrumental in saving your taxpaying citizens
$600,000 over ten years.
Do you recall a visit I paid to your office during the summer of 2013 asking when CR 1525
would be completed? Do you remember asking me to take my request directly to the Com-
missioners’ Court because, you said, “They don’t listen to me!” ?
Your Opponent
PS:
I did talk to the Court. And now I am asking voters:
How successful can a representative be if no one will listen to her?
How trustworthy is a representative who will twist words to make a
negative record read like a good one?
KUDOS to the other Commissioners for making the hard decisions!
Having spent hours scrutinizing the minutes, and being amazed time and time again at
Commissioner Witt’s “No” votes that could actually have cost our County hundreds of
thousands of dollars leading to years of debt,
I am sincerely seeking your vote for Precinct 4 Commissioner!
Vote
JOE HUMPHREY for
COMMISSIONER,
PRECINCT 4
Rains County Political Ad paid for by Joe Humphrey, 7931 US HWY 69, Point, TX 75472 (Call or text: 214-794-9812)
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