http://shapleigh.org The latest news from Senator Eliot Shapleigh. en-us Being a celebrity has its perks, but it sure can be exhausting. "I'm kind of really tired right now," 18-year-old Socorro High School baseball player Marcus Molina said as he sat in the Capitol hall waiting for Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to arrive for the team's last photo op of the day. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:31:23 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3384-state-champs-honored-in-whirlwind-tour http://shapleigh.org/news/3384-state-champs-honored-in-whirlwind-tour The danger of a special session for a governor is that he won’t get what he wants, and in failing to get it, will open himself to charges of failed leadership. That is why Perry planned to limit the session to the Sunset Safety Net bill that will continue the existence of TxDOT, the Department of Insurance, the Racing Commission, and other agencies, and to authorizing $2 billion in highway construction bonds that had previously been approved by the voters. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:08:33 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3382-from-the-senator-s-desk http://shapleigh.org/news/3382-from-the-senator-s-desk Today, the Socorro Bulldogs take a bite out of the State Capitol! Here is a piece by Toni Ramirez, class of 2004, now in Medical School at Brown University on what it means to have Bulldog Pride. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:03:33 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3381-from-the-senator-s-desk http://shapleigh.org/news/3381-from-the-senator-s-desk State Sen. Eliot Shapleigh urged Gov. Rick Perry to include the Children’s Health Insurance Program bill on Thursday’s special legislative session agenda. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:59:23 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3380-extra-session-a-new-chance-for-children-s-health-grants http://shapleigh.org/news/3380-extra-session-a-new-chance-for-children-s-health-grants Texas has adopted a law intended to ensure that so-called orphan trusts, which are left under the stewardship of lawyers or banks after their founders have died, continue to comply with the founders’ wishes. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:06:29 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3374-texas-adopts-law-on-stewardship-of-trusts-after-founders-die http://shapleigh.org/news/3374-texas-adopts-law-on-stewardship-of-trusts-after-founders-die Among the recent research grants awarded by the National Cancer Institute is one for a study asking whether people who are especially responsive to good-tasting food have the most difficulty staying on a diet. Another study will assess a Web-based program that encourages families to choose more healthful foods. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:47:10 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3361-grant-system-leads-cancer-researchers-to-play-it-safe http://shapleigh.org/news/3361-grant-system-leads-cancer-researchers-to-play-it-safe Gov. Rick Perry put his finger on an inconvenient truth, hidden in the middle of his proclamation calling lawmakers into special legislative session beginning today. The passage in question (emphasis added): Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 17:11:00 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3370-band-aids-again http://shapleigh.org/news/3370-band-aids-again Health insurance for all U.S. children would be a bargain, study finds Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 24 Jun 2009 12:13:42 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3344-a-good-deal http://shapleigh.org/news/3344-a-good-deal The swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) virus that burst into public consciousness a month ago is starting to behave like a mixture of its infamous, pandemic-causing predecessors. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:35:45 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3375-age-of-flu-victims-has-big-implications http://shapleigh.org/news/3375-age-of-flu-victims-has-big-implications TWO TRILLION dollars in health-care savings, as hailed by President Obama in the White House yesterday, would be nothing to sneeze at. It was encouraging to hear pledges of cooperation on that front from groups that in the past have fought against health-care reform, and against each other. But we wouldn't take the savings to the bank just yet, and we hope Mr. Obama won't, either. Senator Eliot Shapleigh Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:53:16 -0400 http://shapleigh.org/news/3377--2-trillion-in-hope http://shapleigh.org/news/3377--2-trillion-in-hope