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The 79th Legislature adjourns
The 79th
Legislature ended its regular 140-day session on May 30. Lawmakers
accomplished some of the major items on their agenda and sent more
than 760 bills to the governor’s desk for consideration.
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Governor Perry calls special session
Governor Perry has called legislators back to Austin for a 30-day
special session to continue discussions on school finance reform and
property tax relief. The governor began this process by vetoing $35.3
billion in the Texas Education Agency budget.
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Campaign 2006 has begun
Several candidates have announced their intention of running for
statewide office in 2006. Agricultural Commissioner
Susan Combs
formally announced her candidacy for state comptroller in next year's
Republican primaries. Combs is a lawyer and fourth-generation rancher
who owns a cattle operation in West Texas. More story
SMART Act heard in congressional hearing
Chairman of the subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance, and
Government Sponsored Enterprises, Rep. Richard H. Baker (LA) held a
hearing on June 16 entitled “SMART Insurance Reform” (State
Modernization and Regulatory Transparency Act).
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TLTA invited to participate in discussions on RESPA
reform
HUD
Secretary Alphonso Jackson announced on Monday, June 27, HUD’s plans
for reforming RESPA. The Department’s plan for reforming the
regulatory requirements of the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act
(RESPA) will include three informal meetings in July and August with
consumer organizations and industry representatives. We are excited
to report that TLTA has been invited to participate in the July 28
meeting to be held in Washington, D.C.
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New
TLTAPAC Board of Trustees elected an annual meeting
Members who attended the
TLTAPAC
Annual Meeting held in conjunction
with the 2005 Annual Conference elected 36 volunteers to serve on
the PAC Board of Trustees. This is one of the first major steps in
the PAC restructuring process that was initiated in February 2005.
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TLTAPAC wins big at conference
TLTAPAC set record numbers at this year’s Annual Conference held at
the Gaylord Texas Resort in Grapevine. Ballpark figures show the
TLTAPAC
brought in close to $33,000! The premier fundraising event this year
was the PAC Golf Tournament, held at the magnificent Cowboys Golf
Club.
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1st Annual
TLTAPAC Golf Tournament a huge success!
Last year’s golf participants in Corpus Christi voted to bring back
tournament play during the Annual Conference and to establish the
event as a fundraiser for
TLTAPAC . This year's teams could once
again vie for trophies, and of course, the prestige that comes with
winning a “major."
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