Hutchison says 15 years too long for Gov. Perry

by Glynis Crawford Smith
Highland Lakes Newspapers

Speaking to a crowd of about 200 people in Horseshoe Bay Thursday afternoon, U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison lambasted Gov. Rick Perry on almost every aspect of government as she laid the groundwork for her own campaign for the office.

“Fifteen years is too long to be governor,” she said, “Having every board and commission appointed by one person is not good for the state.

“It creates loyalty and fealty to the governor and not the state.”

Hutchinson said education was her number one concern for Texas and she would like to see property taxes taken out of the public school equation. The property of Horseshoe Bay has been one of the biggest factors in turning local school districts into “property rich” districts when it comes to returning money to other districts through Chapter 41 or “Robin Hood” legislation.

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