Rich his wife Veronica and their daughter Martina live in the Cottonwood Heights neighborhood of Richardson. Perhaps best known as a radio and television broadcaster, Rich has hung up his microphone to run for office. Read More »
The Governor and extremists in the Texas Legislature cut over $5 billion from the education budget! Now, more than ever, we should invest in education so Texas remains a leader in innovation and job creation. Read More »
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The Dallas Morning News writes:
…the 13 key contests could help decide whether public schools get some of the $5.4 billion they lost in last session’s budget cuts — and whether hospitals, doctors and certain health insurers are able to nudge state leaders to remain open-minded about expanding Medicaid.
Democrats are virtually guaranteed to snatch back some legislative seats lost in the 2010 election sweep, but not enough to seize control of the state House from Republicans, making for another GOP-controlled legislative session come January.
The Democrats’ poor showing two years ago left them with only 49 seats in the 150-member state House. A South Texas Democrat changed parties last year to create a 102-48 GOP supermajority. Continue Reading »
Letter to the Editor: I was surprised to read The News recommendation of Stefani Carter for State Representative, especially when her co-sponsorship of a fracking bill was one of the reasons. Continue Reading »