Contact: Cathie Adams, cellular 972-523-8551
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 22, 2005

Texas Eagle Forum President Cathie Adams commends Governor Perry’s proposal for school funding in Texas WITHOUT recommending an INCOME TAX. “It is our hope that Lt. Gov. Dewhurst and Speaker Craddick will follow the lead of our Governor and eliminate the House and Senate calls for an INCOME TAX,” said Mrs. Adams.

Throughout the regular legislative session, Texas Eagle Forum maintained opposition to the Texas House proposal for a “payroll tax” and the Texas Senate proposal for a “wage tax.” The bottom line is: both are INCOME TAXES.

We also commend Governor Perry’s proposal to pay for the health textbooks that are sitting on loading docks waiting for the promised payment. We have maintained our support for the elected State Board of Education approved health textbooks. Mrs. Adams remarked, “Texas parents and taxpayers have spoken loud and clear through our elected State Board of Education that we want to retain our oversight of textbooks. We want our school children to be taught moral health consistent with what we teach our children at home and that is best accomplished when parents and school board members work together. We do NOT want to relinquish that responsibility to the whims of publishers and bureaucrats as would surely happen if textbooks are replaced by expensive laptop computers.”

Finally, we commend Governor Perry’s proposal for capping Robin Hood’s recapture at 45% of a school district’s tax revenue with full understanding that ALL taxes are Robin Hood schemes that take from one and give to another.

Contact:
Texas Eagle Forum
PO Box 795354, Dallas, TX 75379
Tel. 972-250-0734, FAX 972-380-2853