I’m running for another term as your state representative.
 
Together, we have taken significant steps to improve our air quality, strengthen our schools, address the historic nursing shortage, hold the line on property tax hikes, and give our communities a voice at the State Capitol.
 
Now, it’s time to take the next steps together to find common ground for Texas.


 
Donna Howard
THE LATEST NEWS:
Campaign Update - Friday, July 16, 2010
 
POLITICAL FUMBLE
 
So what's the big issue facing Texans?  The economy?  The cost of college?  The threat the state budget shortfall poses to our children's public schools?  If you saw my opponent Dan Neil's press release the other day, the answer is "none of the above." That's right, according to Neil this campaign has nothing to do with you and your family, but rather it's all about him and his career.  In a press release Dan accuses me of muscling him off the air as a co-host of a sports radio talk show on 104.9 The Horn.
 
As I told the Statesman, Dan greatly overestimates the power of a state representative. If you want to get something done, you better be willing to roll up your sleeves and get to work, because state representatives don't move mountains with mere words. If that were true, then floor debate wouldn’t take nearly as long. (MORE...)

JULY 23, 2010 | AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN
 
JULY 2, 2010 | AUSTIN AMERICAN STATESMAN

JUNE 30, 2010 | DALLAS MORNING NEWS
 

 
 
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ENDORSEMENTS:
Rep. Howard is pleased to have received the endorsement of the Texas Association of Realtors and the Austin Board of Realtors. Check back soon to see how the list grows!  (For a complete list of endorsements, click here.)