I’m grateful for your strong show of support at the polls and energized by the mandate that you gave me to keep trying to find common ground for Texas.
Now it’s time to get back to work.
I hope I can continue to count on you for great ideas, and I look forward to serving you in the months and years ahead.
Posted on February 19, 2009
COMMITTEE APPOINTMENTS: THE WHOLE IS GREATER THAN THE SUM OF ITS PARTS
by Donna Howard
A new Speaker of the House means a flurry of new hires in the Speaker’s Office which resulted in committee appointments being announced slightly later this session than is customary. And as the anticipation built, I think the hopes of some rose higher and higher. The actual results were a very mixed bag and not quite the breath of fresh air everyone was expecting under the new leadership of Speaker Straus, especially at a time when the party in power holds their majority by only two seats. Though efforts appear to have been made to create more bipartisan leadership, the reality of politics is that whoever is in charge makes assignments that look toward the next election season. More…
DONNA HOWARD MAKES SOLVING STATE’S HISTORIC NURSING SHORTAGE A TOP PRIORITY IN NEW TV SPOTPosted on September 24, 2008
For Immediate Release:
September 23, 2008
Austin Lawmaker Steps Up Commitment to “Fight For a Better Health Care System”
(AUSTIN) — State Representative Donna Howard today launched the latest television spot in her re-election bid, focusing attention on the state’s historic shortage of registered nurses on the frontlines of the Texas health care delivery system.
Howard, who has been endorsed by the state’s leading medical and health care groups, said the shortage is estimated at 25,000 slots that could be filled tomorrow if there were enough teachers at the state colleges and universities to train nurses. Last year, she said, nearly 8,000 qualified applicants were turned away from nursing programs because of a lack of faculty.
Howard is a former nurse who currently serves on the House Higher Education Committee. Recruiting new nursing faculty is an integral part of that effort, she said, noting that 57 percent of all current nursing faculty members will reach retirement age over the next 10 years. More…
Check Out Donna’s Third TV Spot “Critical Care” HerePosted on September 23, 2008 DONNA HOWARD EARNS TEXAS PARENT PAC ENDORSEMENT
Posted on September 23, 2008
For Immediate Release:
September 23, 2008
Bipartisan Group Backs Former School Board Official and Current House Higher Education Committee Member
(AUSTIN) – State Representative Donna Howard today announced the enthusiastic endorsement of Texas Parent PAC, the bipartisan political action committee that has wielded growing influence in recent campaigns by carefully evaluating a select number of candidates and then working hard to get them elected.
“Donna Howard reflects the mainstream values of her community,” said Carolyn Boyle, the longtime advocate for children and neighborhood schools who serves as the group’s chairwoman. “Her ability to find common ground, build coalitions, and stand up for our children and their public schools is exactly the kind of leadership we need at the Texas Capitol.”
Texas Parent PAC Texas Parent PAC was created three years ago to work for comprehensive, long-term solutions to the challenges that face public education in Texas. In addition to raising money for its endorsed candidates, the group works on grassroots efforts to involve parents and grandparents in registering voters, volunteering in political campaigns, and organizing Get-Out-The-Vote efforts.
Howard won a decisive victory with Texas Parent PAC’s help in the special House District 48 election in early 2006. A former elected member of the Eanes Independent School District board, she has helped lead the fight in recent years against siphoning tax dollars out of public schools to pay for a private-school voucher scheme. More…
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