In Which We Join The Blame Game and Criticize Democrats Who Tried In Texas
7Believing in a better world in which every Texan is given a chance to succeed is hard. We haven’t seen much of that from our state government in the last two decades. Doing the work to change that is hard. Tearing down those who do it is easy.
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As the numbers started coming out on Election Day, one shocking fact was repeated across the state: did Wendy Davis, who skyrocketed to national fame after her filibuster to protect the constitutional right to abortion, really lose women to Greg…
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In 2016 Texas will have to ask the Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services to renew a Medicaid waiver, but this time there may be strings attached.
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Donna Campbell wants more legal freedom to discriminate against gays.
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Although Wendy and Leticia didn’t win, the work leading up to the election has created a foundation for future support of progressive candidates and opportunities for collaboration between organizations