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Perry Expects Cutbacks by All State Agencies

DALLAS-In a 'state of the state' address, Gov. Perry says agencies must act like businesses and families, differentiating between wants and needs for the 2009 budget go-round.

By Connie Gore | Updated on October 21, 2008

DALLAS-When the 81st legislative session convenes Jan. 13, Gov. Rick Perry says the state’s elected officials will have some work to do to keep Texas on its fiscal track. The proposed belt-tightening will be expected at all levels.

“All state agencies will need to dial back their spending,” Perry said during his annual “state of the state” address before the Dallas Regional Chamber. Nearly 300 officials, businesspeople and civic leaders were on hand for the luncheon at the Downtown Sheraton.

“We will be taking a look at the difference between a want and a need,” the governor stressed, citing the Texas Gulf Coast as an area of extreme need. He estimates the damage toll will top $11 billion. His team is keeping “steady pressure on FEMA” to get reimbursements comparable to Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina in 2005, but he added “Ike’s financial impact is going to be with us for awhile.”

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