Gilbert Calls On Perry To Honor State’s Promises To Parents

TYLER—Hank Gilbert, Democratic candidate for Texas governor, Thursday night criticized Texas Governor Perry for not making sure that the State’s promise to parents who invested in the popular Texas Tomorrow Fund were honored.

“A promise is a promise,” Gilbert, (D-Whitehouse) said. “The word of the state is the bond of all Texans. Governor Perry is standing by while an obscure board of appointees breaks our promise to parents. That is unacceptable,” he continued.

This week, the Texas Prepaid Higher Education Tuition Board announced that parents who invested in the Texas Tomorrow Fund would only be allowed to receive the amounts they paid in if they withdrew the funding because their children earned school scholarships or otherwise no longer needed the funds.

“This policy results in a loss to middle class parents who scrimped and saved to buy into the program and its promise. For Governor Perry to stand idly by and let this happen is a disgrace,” Gilbert said. “Texans deserve better. Texans deserve a governor they can trust. I was raised at a time when a promise from our leaders meant something more than just a sound-bite,” Gilbert said.