Gov. Rick Perry is expected to announce this afternoon he is rejecting an offer to apply for federal stimulus funds for state education. The speech is below, and here is a statement from the Texas Democratic Party opposing Perry's plan:

“What kind of Texan is not willing to compete for his children?  It’s widely acknowledged our schools don’t have adequate funding, and hundreds of school districts were forced to raise local taxes, lay off teachers or eliminate programs due to the Governor’s 2006 state education funding freeze.
“It’s clear Rick Perry is more concerned with trying to be Governor for life than he is with the 4.8 million children who attend our Texas schools.”

Texas Gov. Rick Perry's speech announcing plans to reject stimulus funds for education