Gambling Taxation Chosen to Fund Education in Texas
Chris Bell, Democratic candidate for governor, told participants at the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens 77th convention more Hispanic kids are dropping out of school and standardized testing is not preparing them for the real world.
Kinky Friedman, independent candidate for governor, speaks to a group after the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens? 77th annual convention on Saturday. Friedman proposes school funding should come via legalizing casino gambling. Education, education and more education, funded by legalizing casino gambling in Texas, was the mechanism Kinky Friedman and Chris Bell used to drum up support in their respective races for governor.
Friedman and Bell were in town for the 77th annual state convention of the Texas League of United Latin American Citizens, promising better pay for teachers and an end to standardized testing that they both said is harming public education. Wielding his trademark cigar and wicked wit, Friedman told a large crowd that Hispanics are not looking for pandering Republicans and Democrats. They want the same things that everyone else is looking for from government.
June 4, 2006
Posted By Terry Goodwin
Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com
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