Nothing is the matter with Mr. Gore except that he can’t be elected.

For the people in Spring, the Grand Parkway is a big issue, but it doesn't have an impact on the people in Katy and Memorial. Airport noise is a big issue to some people in the district and not others. I want to help the people resolve both issues. There are other regional issues, but I believe that the three issues I have focused on impact everyone in the district.

His attack focused on companies formed 20 years ago that either did no business or had no tax due. If a company does not file a report at the end of the year indicating it is no longer in business or has no tax due, then it shows up as not in good standing.

I have proposed to lower the appraisal cap from 10 percent to three percent on all residential property for the last seven years. We cannot increase a person's property tax every year at three times the rate of inflation. People cannot keep up under our current appraisal system. In just about 20 years, the average home in Texas will be valued at nearly $1 million with a $30 thousand a year tax bill. We must reign in state spending which is up 45 percent in five years.

I guess he must be referring to me.

I'm not in favor of allowing a foreign contractor to come in a build a toll road using eminent domain.

It's time for outside thinking. It's time for an outside viewpoint. And it's time for the people to have a voice in Austin.

For him to win in November in a four-person race, he must keep the base.

It's a federal government responsibility. But it's a Texas problem. And we can't solve the problem with just Anglo Republicans.

They realize it's a 73 percent Republican district. What you are dealing with is two good people who realize there is no sense in keeping me from making a living. I'm the only one during the (primary) campaign who had to give up his job.