http://joetison.com Thu, 06 Mar 2008 21:21:42 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Republican Candidate For Texas House Says District 61 Deserves True Conservative to Hold the Line on Electric Rates and Sales Taxes (Weatherford) -- Republican House challenger Joe Tison today said that his opponent Phil King's campaign contributions from Gov. Rick Perry and other Austin powerbrokers show that the politicians and special ... http://joetison.com/2008/02/28/tison-cash-from-rick-perry-and-austin-powerbrokers-fuels-phil-kings-campaign-for-more-of-the-same/ Republican House challenger says opponent's troubling contributions raise community concerns about his continued support of anti-schools scheme (Weatherford) - Republican House challenger Joe Tison today called on opponent Phil King to return a $25,000 campaign contribution from a San Antonio millionaire and leading advocate for siphoning tax dollars out of public ... http://joetison.com/2008/02/27/tison-calls-on-king-to-return-25000-from-voucher-advocate-who-wants-to-privatize-public-education/ Republican House challenger says opponent needs wake-up call on how his ties to utility lobby have resulted in high electric rates that cause hardships for families and businesses (Weatherford) -- Republican House challenger Joe Tison today issued a call for all Texans to make copies of their latest electric bill and ... http://joetison.com/2008/02/21/tison-calls-on-texas-voters-to-send-their-electric-bills-to-phil-king/ Our incumbent state representative continues to make headlines -- most recently, at a lobby-sponsored fundraiser in Houston, where utility company executives gathered to write checks from the profits they earned after raising our electric rates through the roof. You can see the embarrassing video here: http://www.click2houston.com/video/15297517/index.html?rss=hou&psp=localvideo http://joetison.com/2008/02/18/why-we-need-a-change-in-austin-now/ Ft. Worth Star Telegram Joe Tison has given years of public service to Weatherford and Parker County--most recently as Weatherford mayor and previously as superintendent of schools, interim president of Weatherford College and head of the Parker County Crime Commission. Now Tison is taking on veteran state Rep. Phil King, R-Weatherford, ... http://joetison.com/2008/02/13/leadership-school/ By Galen Scott, Weatherford Democrat District 61 State Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) received $281,000 in campaign contributions over the last six months, mostly from individuals and PACs tied to electric power generation and the telecommunications industry, according to a campaign finance report filed publicly Tuesday. King’s ... http://joetison.com/2008/01/18/telecoms-energy-stuff-king%e2%80%99s-war-chest/ Republican House Challenger Filed Report Early to Show 'No Special Interests, Insider Deals, Legislative Back-scratching' (Weatherford)- Republican House challenger Joe Tison today announced that he filed his campaign finance reports on-line last week although they aren't due until tomorrow to show that there are "no insider deals, no legislative back-scratching, no ... http://joetison.com/2008/01/14/joe-tisons-campaign-finance-report-on-line/ Texas House Challenger Says Idea of Raising Taxes on Small Businesses and Middle-Class Families is Unacceptable (Weatherford) — Weatherford Mayor and Texas House challenger Joe Tison today said a proposal by State Representative Phil King to impose a new tax on doctors, realtors, restaurants, and other services is an unacceptable assault ... http://joetison.com/2007/12/06/tison-pledges-to-defeat-king%e2%80%99s-proposed-tax-hike/ Weatherford Mayor and Former School Superintendent Promises to be “Voice For North Texas in Austin” (Weatherford) — Weatherford Mayor Joe Tison today announced he will run for the Texas House rather than seek a fifth term at City Hall, saying North Texas needs a positive new voice at the State ... http://joetison.com/2007/12/02/joe-tison-to-run-for-texas-house-district-61/