Water fund bill dies in Texas House

[TexasTowelie]

AUSTIN — A plan to transfer $2 billion from the Rainy Day Fund to create a water infrastructure bank failed Monday because the author broke a parliamentary rule about when such a bill could be considered.

The error was pointed out by House Democrats who were frustrated that the Republican-controlled Legislature was ready to spend the Rainy Day Fund on water projects, but not on restoring funding cut from public education.

Conservative Republicans welcomed the measure’s failure because it saved them from having to make a politically difficult vote. Tea party members called the bill’s spending reckless and fiscally imprudent.

Earlier Monday, Gov. Rick Perry had called on lawmakers to tap the Rainy Day Fund to create the State Water Infrastructure Fund to meet the state’s water needs. The fund would have established a bank to help state and local authorities build $53 billion in water projects over the next 50 years.

More at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-04-29/water-fund-bill-dies-texas-house .

[mercymechap]

1. What else is new?

That idiot Perry, hope this is his last term as Governor, he's as dumb as a post and full-fledged Republican in his stupid ideology.