Gov. Perry's Laundry List

News 8 Austin published an interesting article about the recent problems Perry and his staff are having. I'm going to summarize the article but here's a link.

"the Legislature is in near-open rebellion against the governor on toll roads and the Trans-Texas Corridor. Relations between the Texas Department of Transportation and key legislators have rarely been so bad."

Executive order mandating HPV vaccinations for 11-year-old girls: Even his most reliable political base rebelled leaving the mandate in tatters.

Executive order to permit 11 coal plants: Turns out the utility really only needed three or four and intended to use the rest to trade for pollution credits. Then, TXU announced it was going to be bought in a deal that could possibly leave Texas largest electricity provider burdened with crippling debt.

Sexual abuse at the Texas Youth Commission and possible 2 yr cover up: District Attorney Ronnie Earle has announced an investigation.

Last, in a few months a judge is expected to rule on a class action lawsuit against the state, known as Frew v. Hawkins which argues that Medicare failed to provide basic services to children. Details at the Texas Medical Association. This case could cost the state billions of dollars that were not budgeted.