Would Jesus Mandate Sonograms but Cut Pre-K Critique.

In the column Would Jesus mandate sonograms but cut pre-K? in the Fort Worth Star Telegram Linda Campbell is arguing the point that Texas Government has a double standard when it comes to budgets. She bases the argument on the fact that Sen. Dan Patrick of Houston used God as the basis of passing the bill requiring women to have sonograms before they are allowed to get an abortion. She then takes the concept of Senators doing the "Lords Work" to show that by passing the sonogram bill the legislature is, in a way, forcing women to keep their babies but are then cutting budgets that will have a huge impact on said babies' lives. Campbell does this by using the Gospel of Matthew to illustrate that Jesus did not have double standards and helped everyone, no matter what situation they were in. She also illustrates the fact that the government spends vast amounts of money on "unnecessary luxuries" such as restoring old courthouses that could otherwise be put to extremely necessary causes like public school budgets. I feel as though the argument was extremely succesful as I had never considered this double standard before. No matter how one feels about the issue of abortion Linda Campbell makes it perfectly clear that the sonogram bill and the public school budget cuts just do not go together when it seems as though they should completely intertwine. I am and have always been pro choice so I think that this argument will let other people see that until the government can take care of people who are already out in the world, they should leave the unborn ones alone.

Major Budget Cuts in the Future for Texas' Top Universities

The Fort Worth Star Telegram reports that a meeting on February 9th left the officials of Texas' major public universities less than pleased when they were told that their budgets could be cut by up to 20-25%.
The proposal will affect such major university systems as the University of Texas, Texas A&M and Texas Tech along with all of their satellite campuses. If the bill gets passed then both current and prospective students will have to worry about a significant cut in financial aid which Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, chancellor of the UT board of regents, thinks will hinder the possibility of college for hundreds of students.