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ENVIRONMENTAL HEADLINES, MARCH 17 – 23

BUDGET MOVES OUT OF HOUSE COMMITTEE Austin American Statesman 3/22/07 State spending would increase to pay for growth in public schools and low-income health care programs, plus repairs to state parks and added security near the Texas-Mexico border, under a proposed state budget approved Wednesday by the House Appropriations Committee. HOUSE BUDGET WRITERS REVEAL $150.1 BILLION BUDGET OUR HISTORIC SITES…

HUNDREDS OF BILLS ON ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES FILED

By Ella Tyler Last Friday, March 9, was the deadline for bills to be filed in the Texas Legislature. The Sierra Club’s Donna Hoffman reports that the environmental groups’ lobbyists are still analyzing the new bills (30% of all bills are filed at deadline) and are working to pick out the key ones.

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