Betty Brown - Putting Austin First
 
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This site  The Web 

The next legislative session occurs January 2009.  This website will be updated Fall 2008 and will continue throughout the legislative session and beyond.   

Betty's updates, paid for with taxpayer dollars, have been few and far between since the Republican primary.  Updates here, once they commence, will be consistent, and I can promise you that they won't cost you a dime.

If this is your first time at the website, feel free to look around.  The information contained here is documented, and I hope you find it informative.

If you have already visited, please stay tuned.  There is more to come. 

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Betty Brown

Betty Brown has represented 
District 4 (currently Henderson and Kaufman counties) since 1998.


Betty's record

*voted to approve the Trans-Texas Corridor

*claimed she had helped reduce property taxes by one-third; eight days later, admitted "overall property tax bills" would not "necessarily" be reduced

*voted to create the Texas Residential Construction Commission; took more than $60,000 in campaign contributions from homebuilders who supported the commission

*voted for what she called "the largest property tax cut in Texas history"; conservative groups called it a "hidden income tax" and a "virtual income tax"

*has taken more than $130,000 from lobbyists and PAC's since 2006, none of which are based in Henderson or Kaufman counties

*voted to create the Texas Enterprise Fund, which takes taxpayer dollars and gives them to corporations

*voted to cut the Children's Health Insurance Program, saying it would save taxpayers money.  Four years later, she voted to increase funding for that same program, saying again it would save taxpayers money

*in 1996, Betty said she was for term limits.  After five terms in office, she is currently asking voters for a sixth go-around, despite what she promised in 1996.  Click below to read Betty's Broken Promise.

Broken Promises, Broken Principles


In her own Words . . .

Betty Brown is seeking re-election in the Republican primary next March. 

Here is the opening line from her campaign website (9/18/07):

"A part of Speaker Tom Craddick's leadership team, Betty is a member of the influential budget writing Appropriations Committee where she has worked tirelessly to hold the line on runaway state spending by balancing our budget and making sure that state government lives within its means."

Sounds good, but it does not tell the full story. 

TRUE
Betty is a member of Tom Craddick's leadership team.  What she doesn't say:  several months ago, Speaker Craddick refused to allow Republican representatives who questioned his ability as Speaker of the House to bring up a vote on whether or not he should remain in his position.  Several Republican representatives plan to replace him in 2009. 

TRUE
Betty is a member of the Appropriations Committee, which writes the budget for the State of Texas.  What she doesn't say:  the budget has grown every year she has been in office.

FALSE
Betty "has worked tirelessly to hold the line on runaway spending."  Yearly spending has increased by a total of $23.1 billion since Betty was first elected. 

MISLEADING
Betty is "balancing our budget and making sure that state government lives within its means."  All lawmakers are required by the Texas Constitution to submit a state budget that balances.  A budget that does not balance cannot by certified by the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and will be returned to be rewritten.  


Betty Tries--and Fails--to "Set the Record Straight"

I'm Dizzy from all this Spin! (click here)

Illegals In--Soldiers Out

Sorry, Soldier. Pay Up!!!

201 days and counting ...

Betty Won't Answer

Betty's Retirement Plan (click below)

I Broke My Promise, 'cause I need the money!

Betty's New Ad Campaign (hold your nose for these)

NEW! Broken Promises, Broken Principles II

Broken Promises, Broken Principles I (click here)

Betty's Votes to Take Your Property

But It's OUR Land! (click here)

Where, O Where Does Your Money Come From? (click below)

Betty's Campaign $$$

When working for Betty, Crime Pays:

Her Convict Consultant (click here)

My Endorsement for State Rep.: WADE GENT

Check out Back-Talkin' Betty to see what Betty is like in person! (click here)


Questions or comments are welcomed and may be sent to the email address below.  Messages are not checked daily, but they are checked regularly.

 elicia@bettybrown.org


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