The friends of Don Briscoe began arriving
early tonight.
They had come to help defray the almost
one million dollars owed for his
campaign.
At a reception prior to the dinner, the
governor and his wife accepted best
wishes from the many who supported him
over the years.
Though Briscoe leaving office, he says he
is still very much in control of the
daily operations of the state.
And he says he is aware of the brewing
taxpayers revolt and the staff will
advise him on whether to call a special
session or not.
Risk is called only two special sessions
in his six year reign.
The governor says he feels good about
what's going to happen in this state in
the next few years.
I will continue to speak and
continue to work towards those policies
that I have followed in
office. No policy, no new taxes,
balancing the budget, living within our
income, thereby helping to create
a strong economy today.
Texas has the strongest economy of any
major state.
I want to say that we keep it that way.
In the years ahead, though, some of the
people who attended the dinner reception
here tonight paid up to a reported 1000
dollars a ticket to attend.
Briscoe says he knows he still may have a
long way to go before he's paid off his
campaign deficit.
Noah Nelson The Texas News.