MEDICAID EXPANSION
The U.S. medical system is in dire need of reform. All too many people are afraid of financial ruin just from going to the doctor, and all too many people are going without the care they desperately need. The state legislature can’t fix the problem all on its own, but it can take a step […]
Redistricting
Like most people, I’ve about had it with the legislature’s absurd redistricting dance. Republican politicians are using every trick they can to protect themselves with absolutely no regard for fairness or genuine representation. Communities have been split between different districts and the lines have been redrawn in so many bizarre ways that people are left […]
Data centers
You’ll hear from a lot of politicians this year about property-tax relief. What you won’t hear so much is that out-of-state corporations are already getting plenty of tax breaks. Giant data centers are receiving equally giant “abatements” that total more than a billion dollars a year–and the sum is only getting larger, even as the […]
Minimum wage
Texans who work hard every single day shouldn’t be asked to get by on $7.25 an hour. Since Congress has failed to raise the federal minimum wage to keep pace with inflation, it’s time for our legislators in Austin to stand up. A new state minimum of $10 an hour will make life a little […]
Legalization
I will support legalizing, regulating, and taxing marijuana. Law enforcement has better things to do than worrying about what consenting adults are enjoying in the privacy of their own homes, and the additional revenue will take some pressure off the state budget.
Marriage Equality
It took many years of struggle to make marriage equality the law of the land. Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court can no longer be relied on to uphold its own rulings. There have been rumblings that this hard-won right may soon go the way of a woman’s right to choose. If that happens, I will […]
Pro-Choice
I am determined to do everything within my power to restore a woman’s right to choose. My ultimate hope would be for the U.S. Supreme Court to return to precedent and respect its own decision in Roe v Wade. But meanwhile, we have to face the reality that extremists in the Texas legislature have enacted […]