never raise taxes also had a reckoning this year. when his budget faced a 27 billion dollar shortfall. with taxes not an option, the state cut deeply into health care. so deeply into education, some 49,000 teachers are being laid off. do you see a texas miracle? >> no. i see a texas tragedy. >> while the nation as a whole struggles the dallas area economy keeps growing. adding jobs faster than any other area in the country. businesses like gm are growing. other companies are relocating attracted by lower taxes and what many consider a business-friendly atmosphere. >> sean: wow, june to august, a lot changed. >> on june 2nd >> sean: the second was the june 2nd one. >> yeah. they thought it was the greatest possible thing. it is interesting. in the last week