Finally thought

I agree with My Texas Government Blog,Government, The Texas Way.,More Than Just Your Everyday Issues.. on they most recent articles that were posted on topics such as education funding and Planned Parenthood. But may question is why the change? Would it help the surrounding people or would it put a hold on the people.

It seems very easy for the government to come up with better solution to solve what they call problems in Texas maybe source of income for our economy or rules to throw together to state that the government is doing their job. Only time will tell what’s really helping and what’s hurting Texas the state. I have a question for the government would they follow these same rules and guideline that they put in effect for the people like their self to follow.

I feel as there are too many of our children not making good in the world because these changes is not getting education for free. These rules makes it easier for them to harm them self such as carrying guns on camps, drinking at the age of 18, and disease and unhealthy people due to insurance and etc.  I also feel as these changes will increase to the problem that economy is having.

I feel that with the laws that already in place stays the same (no changes) then our children /student have to try harder to do wrong. Students have shown that they are not confirm to anything that can or let them have a good time, especially when it have nothing to do with cognitive of making his or her own decision. I am very sure that these changes will lead to more problems. 

Judge Gives State OK to Exclude Planned Parenthood

The Texas Tribune on May 1, 2012, states that there would be removal of 49 Planned Parenthood Clinics from the program that was put in place for thousands of low-income people in Texas to receive free health care services. The program is known primarily for providing care for women with anything from birth control, prenatal care, HIV testing, cancer screenings, comprehensive sexuality education to legislative advocacy and more. Texas governor, Rick Perry, said in a statement that Texas will continue to work with the Attorney General to pursue all available legal options.

I moved down to Texas three years ago and found out that there are a lot of programs that I felt would help people like me that do not have health insurance. Planned Parenthood was one of the clinics offered to me that provided regular health care services at a low cost. Planned Parenthood is a place to get great service. The catch was that in order for you to be on the slide pay scale (discount rate) you had to live in the county of Travis.

The ban of cell phone while driving

On March 03, 2012, A Mother's View of Texas stated that Texas should pass a law that prohibits cell phone use while driving motor vehicles, for which I agree 100%. This law being pass would help with most car accidents and unsafe drivers that uses the cell phone while on the on the road. Driving and talking on a cell phone is dangerous, it’s like putting a drunk driver behind the wheel expecting them to show some consideration of others. Cell phone conversations and driving are two things that cannot go together because driver pays attention to who they are talking, not to people who’s on the road or road signs. In fact there are enough devices in the vehicle that gets our attention such as a radio, DVD player, navigation and other electric devices. Did you know that driving 25 mph or more may cause a fatal car accident? So lets think about,do you think the law should prohibit cell phone use while driving motor vehicles.

Targets Texas Lawmakers' Voter ID Law

On March 8, 2012 there was an article in The Texas Tribune; on the voter ID Law. There a decision in which lawmakers had to make a deciding whether the state could implement a controversial measure, which will require voters to show photo identification on any election poll. Under the federal regulation, Texas must receive preclearance from the Justice Department before implement laws that affect voting practices. The U.S. Department of Justice blocked Texas from trying to cast a new law that would not allow the people of Texas to cast a vote at electron that do not have some form of photo identification — a driver's license, state-issued personal ID card, military ID, U.S. passport, citizenship certificate, or concealed handgun license.

Texas lawmakers know that under the Voting Rights Act of 1965, they can not discrimination the rights to vote and that current allows Texans to present a non-photo voter registration card before casting a ballot. Voting Rights Act plainly states that “the right to ensure that proposed changes has neither the purpose nor will have the effect of denying or abridging the right to vote on account of race color or membership in a language minority group.” As stated Texans had 60days to submit documents that will support the change that they was wanting, but when it came time Texans did not have enough information. Texas was giving another 60 days to resubmit the information. The Attorney General will not authority the change until the lawmaker shows that’s the proposed changes have neither the purpose nor the effort of deny or abridging the right to vote on account of race, color, or membership in languages minority group.

I agree on not having the change on the law vote ID. The change of the law it would keep a lot of people from voting and that would not be good because this is a big state and with it being said that this state would bring in major votes that the voter ID law. The fewer votes may even put hurt with an up coming poll. It makes it difficult for those who have to purchases a new ID that can not manage to pay for a new card.

Voter ID law rejected

In Texas Capitol Report on March 12, 2012, DOJ states that U.S. Department of Justice blocked Texas from trying to create a new law that would not allow the people of Texas to vote at election that do not have some form of photo identification such a driver's license, state-issued personal ID card, military ID, U.S. passport. According to the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a state can not discrimination the rights to vote.
DOJ audience would have been any person that’s a registers voter. His audience would be people who work in offices the of stat, government officials, and people ages 18 and up.
The author mentioned the letter that  Thomas E. Perez, U.S. Assistant Attorney General, who wrote a letter to Texas legistative officials and on facts of what the law would allow Texans do under the Voting Rights Act of 1965 that is currently allows Texans to present a non-photo voter registration card before casting a ballot.
So there is nothing to agree or disagree on what being said but the idea of keeping the law as stated I  agree with that. With the change of the law it would keep a lot of people from voting and that would not be a good idea because this is a big state and with it being said that this state would bring in major votes. 

It's smart to step back on STAAR

Austin American Stateman published on Monday February 20 ,2012 , Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scott was telling Florence Shapiro (Republican state senator) that when it comes to standardized testing the wrong people are being held accountable for  how the test scores are coming up low and that everyone should be  held responsible teachers, principals and school districts as well.Also that teachers are spending too much time on  preparing for the exams than actually teaching students what they need to learn to be successful in life and to graduate high school. Scott also argues that with the scores and mediocre performance that the over all school performance goes

uncorrected.Scott says that school officials over-prepare the students for the tests. He also says that test scores affect the schools performance which can ultimately decide if a school gets shut down for poor performance or stays open because of their passing rate.

This argument is directed toward teacher, parents, student,state representative, education commissioner and Texas education commissioner.

Robert Scott's was not please of this decision and  that is was not a good first step toward the Legislature. Which the legislature should take another good look how best to use standardized tests as learning tools when it meets next year.

As a parent I am not happy on how the testes in the schools are not  include in the grades that the student make through the school year and that  is just wrong. Now comes a new test named STAAR which will now impact their children's final grades, which I will make my voice heard at the next legislative session.

Lawmakers Put a Bull’s-Eye on Illegal Immigration, Again

In  Texas Insider onThu, Feb 2, 11:58 AM. State lawmakers were trying to sweep illegal immigration form coming across the boarded illegal, by coming up with a law that will allow counts on farmer worker. The legislature passed House Bill 87 . This law, among other things laws authorizes police to investigate the immigration status of certain suspects that will punish those who transport or harbor illegal immigrants that requires these people to apply for public benefits. Some farm harbors calls on lawmakers to undo some of the law’s but unintended affects. Lawmakers says that these laws will send a clear message that illegal immigrants aren’t welcome here. Both the House and Senate says they are willing to consider new measures and willing to make changes to the state’s that will crackdown on illegal immigration, but not welling to water down the law.
Farmer harbor has been said that this law, agriculture workers and resulted would loss nearly $75 million for Georgia farmers. The Illegal Immigration Reform and Enforcement Act of 2011 started a threat that caused delay the issue on the law which they felt that it would control these broader.  Lawmakers create a new idea on how the law would help guest worker not just in Georgia but in other state that are having non-citizen across the U.S.

House Speaker David Ralston, R-Blue Ridge, saying he was pleased with the changes on the laws and does not plan to seek changes to it in the upcoming legislative session despite its unintended consequences. David Ralston also says that parts of this law ties up in federal court but Alabama went another way by placing a count of illegal immigrants in its public schools.