Governor Rick Perry: State of the State 2013

Governor Rick Perry gave a strong State of the State Address today:



Highlights:

• More that half a million private sector  jobs have been created in Texas over the past two years.

• We've created jobs in all income categories at a faster pace than the rest of the nation over the past ten years.

• "If you want to be a CEO someday, Texas is the place to start."

• "Bureaucracy doesn't stimulate the economy, it just gets in the way."

• "When private employers have more to spend, both the public and private sector benefit."

• Other states are copying Texas.

• "We've never bought into the notion that if you collect more you need to spend more."

• At least $1.8 billion in tax relief.

• Let's make the Tax Burdens on Texans 'even lower.'

• "We've mad it clear Texas will not expand Medicaid under the ACA."

• Water and Transportation: "We've got to do it without breaking the budget."
• 3.7 billion from the Rainy Day Fund.
• Stop raiding the highway trust fund.

 Author's note: Personally, I wish he would focus more on Texas' success maintaining a low cost of living.

Americans for Prosperity Texas has more here.

Update: Watchdog Wire has more here.