I don't necessarily buy into that the public is going to eat some amount of the cost we don't have the answer from the federal side, |
I don't think there is a state in the nation that is better prepared, |
I guess we're going to approve this. The only concern in the back of my mind is what's going to happen the next two days. |
I know they're frustrated. I know they're tired. So are taxpayers, |
I know which party I'm for and which party I'm going to run. I made that decision a decade ago. I've got other very important things to spend my time on. |
I proudly place the name of the current governor of the state of Texas and the next president of the United States into nomination -- George W. Bush. |
I think we all understand it's by the grace of God that this terrible tragedy didn't come ashore a few hundred miles west, ... And knowing such a catastrophe could have happened here, I think Texans have a very special bond between our neighbors to the east who are going through an absolutely unbelievable ordeal at this point in time. |
I think when you look behind later, it will be almost miraculous that this many people were moved out of harm's way. |
I want stranded families to know the doors of Texas's public schools are immediately open to your children, |
I want stranded families to know the doors of Texas's public schools are immediately open to your children. |
I want Texans to be assured even though this Legislature did not act, I will, |
I want those stranded families to know that the doors of Texas public schools are going to be immediately open to their school-age children, |
I will continue to use my constitutional authority to ensure that the education reforms mandated by the people are implemented according to their will, |
I wish I could wave a magic wand and somehow transport people magically from Houston. |
I wish we could say it's over but it's not, |