A rainy Monday morning marked the beginning of the Pecan Creek project as city and county officials, representatives from the Texas Department of Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers and Rep. Michael Burgess met at the Santa Fe Depot to kick off the project to widen and rechannel the creek.
Local officials had originally planned a ground breaking ceremony at the bridge on East… Read more »
Washington Democrats have a plan: Big government stimulus package? Check. Cap and trade national energy tax? Check.
They've managed to push through every piece with minimal Republican support or even input. They bring their bills to the floor at the very last minute, giving no lawmaker time to read the legislation and giving no citizen time to voice his or her opinions on it.… Read more »
For the Americans who want healthcare insurance but are denied coverage or cannot afford it, healthcare reform is needed, and you’ll get no argument from me on that. This is an area where President Obama and I agree. Of course, we disagree on some, but not all, methods of achieving meaningful reform, but I do think some change is necessary.
I was encouraged, though, when President… Read more »
Preventive Health Savings Act and Health Affairs report agree Congress needs better cost estimates to assess health policies
The National Changing Diabetes((R) )Program (NCDP), a program of Novo Nordisk, commends Representative Donna M. Christensen, M.D. (D-VI) and Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (R-TX) for sponsoring legislation that will lead to a more accurate assessment of the cost and… Read more »
September is College Savings Month so it’s a good time to consider 529s. These are college savings plans designed to help people, especially families, set aside money for future college expenses.
They can be used to pay for any qualified college nationwide, including UNT, and despite what state your plan comes from, you can still attend any eligible college in the country.
A bill… Read more »
As a doctor, I committed myself many years ago to helping others through medicine. Research for undiagnosed or unknown illnesses is a critical part of providing care to patients.
So I was disappointed to hear that the Veterans Administration has decided to terminate its contract with the UT Southwestern Medical Center conducting research on Gulf War Syndrome.
An estimated 175,000… Read more »
Ken Willis says the town hall meeting he attended in Denton, Texas, was not marked by the rancor and deep division that has dominated some other recent gatherings across the nation. But that doesn’t mean participants did not harbor fears about the impact national health care reform might have on their businesses.
Willis took the opportunity to address his congressman, Rep. Michael… Read more »
North Texans have written letters and e-mails by the thousands, made countless phone calls and turned out for town-hall meetings, mobilized as never before, some lawmakers say, by the proposed government overhaul of the nation’s healthcare system. Read more »
All Breanne Bullard of Frisco knows about her son is that he is sick.
When Elijah Bullard was born in April 2007, he suffered brain swelling, couldn't move his arms or legs, and had trouble eating, an assortment of issues that left specialists at Children's Hospital of Orange County in California running in circles.
"All these people were hovering around him wondering, ‘What … is… Read more »
A Town Hall meeting by Congressman Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, at Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church on Aug. 18 drew an overflow crowd of about 1,700. They came to voice their concerns over the proposed changes in healthcare legislation.
"There are obviously important things that are going on in Washington [D.C.] and it is important for people to be able to come in and look… Read more »
