Trumpism is losing in Texas
Democratic consultant Joe Deshotel joins FOX 7 to discuss the recent GOP Primary in the 6th Congressional District and the Trump-endorsed candidate who lost.
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August 28, 2012
With or Without You: Counties Ponder Medicaid Expansion Despite Perry’s Opposition
In the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the Affordable Care Act (ACA) , Governor Perry has persisted in his ideological and irrational determination to make enactment of the law as difficult as possible. To the question of accepting...
August 27, 2012
New HISD school bond proposal will benefit all
Good news for HISD students, teachers, and parents alike! Last Tuesday night, board members voted nearly unanimously to add a historic bond proposal to the general election ballot in November. The $1.89 billion package is the largest in Texas history, and...
August 16, 2012
9 TX Republicans, Last 3 TX Democrats Leave ALEC (Updated)
Ed. note - This post has been reflected to note that Sen. Deuell was never a member of ALEC, and therefore did not recently leave. Please see our explanation on this update at the end of this post. This year, we have worked to expose ALEC in Texas. You've...
August 14, 2012
The Impact of the Romney/Ryan Budget in Texas
Key point : The Romney/Ryan budget amounts to a massive redistribution of wealth from the middle class to the already-rich. Most notably, the Romney/Ryan budget would allow Mitt Romney to pay next to nothing in taxes - according to Mitt Romney - while...
August 11, 2012
12 Things You Should Know About VP Candidate Paul Ryan
This blog was originally posted on Think Progress . Mitt Romney has picked as his running mate 42 year-old Republican Congressman Paul Ryan (R-WI), the architect of the GOP budget, which the New York Times has described as “ the most extreme budget plan...
August 7, 2012
Perry's Latest Appointment Jeopardizes Medicaid in Texas
Former state Sen. Kyle Janek has been appointed by Gov. Rick Perry to head the Texas Health and Human Services Commission . As the head of the commission, he will oversee five health agencies that have an overall budget of 30 billion dollars. The...
August 3, 2012
Our Work On Judicial Nominations Pays Off
Before you check out for the weekend we wanted to make sure you saw this BIG news about how your work has a lasting effect. U.S. District Court Judge Gregg Costa made a ruling yesterday protecting civic groups’ right to engage and register Texas voters...
August 2, 2012
TX Supreme Court Nominee Says He “[could] beat somebody with a Mexican name.”
In Tuesday’s primary, Republican voters rejected an eight-year incumbent on the Texas State Supreme Court for an unqualified, far-right candidate who entered the race because, according to him, he “ [could] beat somebody with a Mexican name .” The new...
August 2, 2012
Demand A Plan to End Gun Violence
Since the tragic shooting in Aurora, Colorado just 13 days ago, 455 Americans have been murdered with guns . While the media continues to analyze every possible motive of the gunman in Aurora, our elected officials continue to ignore the the real issue -...