Capital Tonight: Looking ahead to the legislative session
In less than a week, lawmakers will be returning to the state Capitol and they'll have a laundry list of issues to tackle as soon as they're and gaveled in. Tonight, our LeAnn Wallace took a look at what some of those emergency items might include. The Quorum Report's Harvey Kronberg also weighs in on some of those potential emergency items and gives his thoughts on the odds that a bill reforming the Cancer Prevention Research Institute of Texas will make the list.
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On Monday, Texas Comptroller Susan Combs will release the revenue estimates for the next biennium. With the state forecasted to be working with a surplus this session, there will be plenty of cash across the board.
Tonight, we are talking to a lawmaker and a lobbyist who both urge that if the state water problems are not made a priority, the trickle down effect on the economy will be disastrous. Our Capital Commentators Harold Cook and Ted Delisi weigh in on the water crisis as well as the outcome of the fiscal cliff showdown in Washington, DC.
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PolitiFact Texas is dedicated to "Sorting out the truth in politics." Thursday, we were joined by Gardner Selby to take a look at the most popular fact-checks of 2012.
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