On Sunday's Lone Star Politics, Governor Greg Abbott endorsed President Trump's position on family separations, repeating the lies that the immoral and despicable Administration practice of separating children from their families requires a legislative solution. Here's exactly what Abbott said: "And [Trump] was adamant. He said, Listen,…
The Dallas Morning News has published an incredible, heart-breaking series titled "Pain & Profit" that details how the state's managed care system is failing Texas' most fragile citizens. The key summary, from their report: We reviewed more than 70,000 pages of documents, including patient medical records and material…
Friends, The Texas redistricting case is before the Supreme Court on Tuesday, as the nine justices hear arguments about whether or not the state of Texas intentionally discriminated against Hispanic and black voters when drawing Texas' congressional and state house maps. Here is some key…
There’s a tremendous amount of work to do in the last two weeks of session. The budget negotiations, especially in regards to health care cuts that could dramatically exceed what the state suffered from in 2003 and 2011, will be front and center. And of…
This headline from the Texas Tribune says it all: "Texas House votes to cut business tax that funds public schools." Last Thursday, Texas Republicans brought forward a bill that would eventually phase out the franchise tax. Built upon the idea of a fake surplus, the…
SB 4, the so-called “sanctuary city” bill, passed the House on a party-line vote in the dead of the night. The bill was bad enough to begin with, but Republicans managed to make it even worse by turning it into a "Show-Me-Your-Papers" bill. This Arizona-style legislation will discriminate against millions of…
After many sessions of trying, Rep. Harold Dutton, Jr. successfully passed an important criminal justice raise-the-age bill that will have a tremendous impact for Texas families. Current state law requires a 17-year old to be tried in the adult criminal justice system. Rep. Dutton's "raise…
The so-called "sanctuary city" bill before the Texas House this week is a major threat to the safety and security of Texas families. But Governor Greg Abbott, serving as a right-hand man to President Donald Trump, has made the bill an emergency item -- and…
It is not every day that a Texas House member proposes a bill that is not just a piece of legislation, but is also a powerful statement of our values that charts a clear course for making our state better for all Texans. That was the case…
On Wednesday, April 19, the Texas House of Representatives will consider a very serious issue on the House floor, and a very made-up issue in a House committee. The school finance bill that comes to the House floor on Wednesday marks the first time in…
