Greetings from a Blue State

[WestHoustonDem]

Hi everyone. I made it to New York, I miss Texas, but being in a Blue State has it's advantages. Hold down the fort for me!

[HockeyMom]

1. Welcome

LOVE my Blue State!!!!!!!:applause:

[djeseru]

2. Fort Worth or Fort Bliss?

*giggle* Sorry...

Hello from Georgetown, Texas - enjoy the blueness! I'm envious...

:hi:

[candy]

3. Hello from Massachusetts----I love NY,the entire state not just the city.

[fasttense]

4. Say hi to all those blue folks for us damn yankees. n/t

[PDittie]

5. What's the temperature?

And the humidity?

:hi:

[WestHoustonDem]

7. Hot rainy and humid

But not quite as hot, quite as rainy or quite has humid as what I left behind.

Glad to see Emily is snubbing Houston!

[sonias]

6. Have fun out there WestHoustonDem!

We promise nothing exciting will happen while you're gone.

Sonia

[WestHoustonDem]

8. There are all kinds of fun things I'm missing in Houston this

week but keep up the good stonewalling HB3 and HB2!

[sonias]

10. It doesn't appear a deal can be made by session's end

http://www.statesman.com/news/content/shared/tx/legislature/stories/07/19finance.html
Senate leaves Capitol without tax bill
Upper chamber won't budge on sales tax; it doesn't appear a deal can be made by session's end.

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and state senators abruptly left the Capitol on Monday night without a deal on overhauling the state's school finance system, fueling speculation that Gov. Rick Perry will call another special session if a deal is not reached before midnight Wednesday.

The senators' decision came about an hour after Perry and House Speaker Tom Craddick had reportedly signed off on a plan that would raise the state sales tax to 7 percent, up from 6.25 percent. Senators have repeatedly rejected such a steep increase, saying it would hurt low-income Texans.

Dewhurst was asked Monday night if the Senate would approve such a plan.

"No," he said as he was leaving the Capitol.

Adios, MoFo still can't solve school finance. Are we surprised?

Sonia

[tammywammy]

11. Sonia, I'd be surprised only if

they actually did something with school finance, so no it doesn't surprise me the legislature can't get off their butts unless it's to give themselves a raise!

I'm just glad Perry made his own catch phrase, and I love my Adios Mofo shirt.

[Lisa0825]

9. Have fun!!!

I didn't get my car yet, but hopefully will get it tomorrow. Keep your fingers crossed for me!

[cloud75]

12. hello from south texas a blue county and wet with emily.

[WestHoustonDem]

13. Sorry about sending Emily your way...

Everyone here is telling me to take my Texas weather home with me, but today looks like it will be a pretty day. Here's the view from where I'm sitting: