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Governor Perry’s War Chest: Who Said ‘Yes’ To ‘Governor No’?
 

VI. End Notes
 
  1. The Mexican army played this song, literally meaning “the throat cutting,” to signal that henceforth it would take no prisoners.
  2. “Perry’s Riding the Veto Record,” Austin American-Statesman, August 24, 2002.
  3. “Commisioner Had No Say On Doomed Insurance Bill,” Austin American-Statesman, August 15, 2001.
  4. “Dr. Issues Killer Post-Mortem On Perry’s Prompt-Pay Veto,” TPJ’s Lobby Watch, October 8, 2001.
  5. For more on kangaroo-court arbitration, see recent Texas Watch and Public Citizen reports: http://www.texaswatch.org/consumerlaw_main.asp and http://www.citizen.org/congress/civjus/arbitration/.
  6. “Suit-Limits Group Is Top Perry Donor,” Dallas Morning News, August 19, 2001.
  7. Ibid.
  8. “Perry tries to placate doctors,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 26, 2001.
  9. “Statewide Medical Association Endorses Sanchez,” Texas Medical Association release, April 19, 2002.
  10. To bolster this effort, TLR activists James Leininger and William McMinn grant the campaign a $1.1 million loan guarantee.
  11. In his first 15 months as governor, campaign donors were present at 83 percent of Perry’s non-government private meetings. See “Donors Getting Perry’s Ear,” Dallas Morning News, May 26, 2002.
  12. See “Texans for Lawsuit Reform,” Texans for Public Justice, November 2001.
  13. “Suit-Limits Group Is Top Perry Donor,” Dallas Morning-News, August 19, 2001.
  14. SB 1654.
  15. HB 947 and HB 1515.
  16. “State of the Lone Star State,” Texans for Public Justice, September 2000.
  17. “Perry Cash & Houston Smog Traced To Common Source,” TPJ’s Lobby Watch, May 29, 2002.
  18. “Is Electric Deregulation a Texas Power Failure?” TPJ’s Lobby Watch, June 17, 2002.
  19. “Utilities Support Perry’s Campaign,” Austin American-Statesman, May 19, 2002.
  20. Tom Hicks is investing in both gubernatorial candidates, giving $93,981 to Perry and $50,000 to Sanchez. His brother, venture capitalist R. Steven Hicks, just gave to Perry, to the tune of $138,516.
  21. See the Houston Chronicle’s: “Return To Secrecy,” September 16, 2002; and “Secrecy Cloaks $1.7 Billion in UT Investments,” March 21, 1999.
  22. “Files Show Perry Got S&L Funds,” Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 22, 2002.
  23. “Settlement Terms With Funeral Commission Shrouded in Secrecy,” Texas Lawyer, November 19, 2001.
  24. Power Shift: Returning to Defendant Dominance 2001-2002, Texas Watch, September 26, 2002.
  25. Texas Supreme Court Clerk Perks, Texans for Public Justice, January 2001.
  26. “Industry Lawyer Allowed To Draft Ephedrine Rule,” Austin American-Statesman, January 17, 1999.
  27. "Perry’s Political Tollbooths Line $1 Billion of State Roads,” TPJ’s Lobby Watch, October 24, 2001.
  28. The vetoed bills were SB 279 and SB 791.
  29. One such rare public advocate Consumer’s Union health analyst Lisa McGiffert. For her views on these disclosure bills, see “Accountability of Health-Related Licensing Agencies Questioned,” Brownsville Herald, September 25, 2002.
  30. “Perry Defends $38,000 in Stock Profits,” Dallas Morning News, May 15, 1998.
  31. “Perry denies profit on stocks unethical,” Houston Chronicle, May 22, 1998.

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