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... Tyler Morning Telegraph - NEWS - 12/14/2005 - TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS RELEASES SCORECARD FOR LEGISLATORS December 15, 2005 Search: Site Google Advanced Search Home : News : NEWS : TylerTyler TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF BUSINESS RELEASES SCORECARD FOR LEGISLATORS By ROY MAYNARD, Staff Writer 12/14/2005Email to a friend  Voice your opinion  Printer-friendly Most East Texas lawmakers won high scores from the Texas Association of Business in its biennial scorecard for the legislators, and none made a failing grade.

"From this scorecard, it's clear legislators are casting more pro-jobs votes," said TAB President Bill Hamond.

"It illustrates that keeping score and holding lawmakers accountable is an effective tool in building an economic climate aimed at creating and retaining Texas jobs."HOUSEBasing the scores on 16 key votes, ranging from the tax bill and worker's compensation reform to the clean coal project and a bill banning obesity lawsuits, TAB graded state representatives on a scale from 1 to 100.Of East Texas House members, Republican Rep.

Byron Cook of Corsicana scored the highest with 100, meaning he supported all 16 of the benchmark bills.State Rep.

Leo Berman, R-Tyler, was next, with a score of 93.

Anything higher than a 90 makes a member a "Champion of Free Enterprise," according to TAB."I'm proud to receive this score; it's my fourth time to receive the Champion of Free Enterprise award," said Berman.

"I understand that business is the force that drives the Texas ec...

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15, 2005 Nano particles: A tiny but real health threat From Wire Reports Safety advocates call for more federal oversight Those stain-resistant khakis you just picked up at the mall, the tennis ball that holds its bounce longer and sunscreen that’s clear instead of white have something in common — nanotechnology.

Scientists manipulating matter at the molecular level have improved on hundreds of everyday products in recent years and are promising dramatic breakthroughs in medicine and other industries as billions of dollars a year are pumped into the emerging indus...