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Thursday, my subcommittee plans to hold a hearing about the parts ofPresident Barack Obama's jobs bill related to unemployment. This includes anextension of federal unemployment insurance, as well as new initiatives designedto help the jobless return to work.
If Congress fails to act by Dec. 31, more than 2 million Americans lose theirunemployment benefits by mid-February, and a total of more than 6 million willlikely lose benefits during 2012.
It's fair to say Rep. Lloyd Doggett (R-Texas) is not impressed with a new study touting a proposed corporate tax holiday.
By DanaMilbank,
The Washington Post
TwentyRepublican lawmakers crowded the Senate TV studio last week to issue a threat:Meet their demands, or they will force the United States todefault.
Assistant Professor Maria Alejandra Sorto, are collaborating with two school districts in Central Texas and the Rio Grande Valley to investigate teaching practices that demonstrate results from students in mathematics learning. Eventually, the findings will be used to implement a Mathematics Bilingual Institute that would offer educators an opportunity to develop the tools and techniques needed to help Latino English Language Learners succeed in mathematics.
Lisa Garcia, vice president of assisted housing for the Austin Housing Authority, said the grant will allow the department to aid an additional 50 veterans move from the streets and shelters into stable housing.
"This grant helps subsidize the rent so it's affordable and connect veterans with necessary services so they can thrive in the Austin community," Garcia said.
The award is largely a result of the Housing Authority's success serving veterans and streamlining services that help veterans quickly get affordable housing.
"It's sort of like what Research Triangle did" by landing International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)'s research facility, said LaCharles Keesee, 46, a former patent examiner who is now executive director for the Denver Office of Economic Development. "You could plant a scientific flag in the middle of your community and use that as a point of attraction to build an education community, an employment community."
Six decades later veteran gets medals: kxan.com
AUSTIN (KXAN) - As most of us get ready tohead into the 4th of July weekend, a weekend to celebrate ourindependence, one Austin veteran is finally being recognized for hisefforts during World War II.
The bill now goes to the GOP-controlled House, where approval is expected.
Sen. Kel Seliger, an Amarillo Republican who chairs the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting, said the plan is fair to all Texans and will pass court muster. But critics said the subdivision ofTravisCounty highlights how the map is unfair to minority voters.
Point Austin: Coming Home to Austin
Latest gerrymander reflects Capitolcontempt for capital
By Michael King