Scrutiny of TexasOne falls short

Texas is No. 1 in job creation. A recent Austin America-Statesman provides half the story on Texas economic development.

Today, the Austin American-Statesman published a story on TexasOne (http://www.texasone.us/about-texasone.html). TexasOne is the privately-funded entity designed for economic development in Texas.

In a cursory read, this is a fair story. They did a lot of research. Readers are told these are not tax dollars, and the companies participating see benefit from it.

(Thanks, AAS, for sending me to the TexasOne website for the first time.)

What fails to be included but needs to be included is the fact that Texas has the most vibrant economy in the country. While the recession has impacted Texas, we have still created more jobs than any other state and we are #1 in business relocation. Texas is the top exporting state in the country. Texas is home to more Fortune 500 companies than any other state – that has happened under Perry’s watch.
The AAS article fails to point out the most important fact -- Texas is the top job-creation state in the country. So while the reporter provides scrutiny, he fails to acknowledge that the program has been wildly successful. The Texas economy and Texas taxpayers benefit from TexasOne.

While the State of Texas is in the black and has money in the bank (the Texas Budget Stabilization “Rainy Day” Fund), while Texas is only one of four states in the black and only one of two large states which is not bankrupt, the Obama Administration and Congress are spending our children’s future and bankrupting America. Isn’t it time we get our priorities straight? Texas is the model the rest of the country should be following.

-- Peggy Venable, Texas Director, Americans for Prosperity

Read the AAS article here:
http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-politics/perry-taps-corporate-fund-to-market-texas-for-770073.html?plckItemsPerPage=25&plckFindCommentKey=CommentKey:5dbd38da-691d-41c5-ab5f-b4fb0516444b#pluck_comments_list