This week Greg Abbott said that he opposes the Texas Lilly Ledbetter bill. The Texas Lilly Ledbetter bill would change the statute of limitations in cases so allegations of pay discrimination could be brought 180 days after the last alleged discriminatory paycheck was received. Previous to that, the clock began after the first paycheck when […]
GOP Rep Says Sick Leave & Equal Pay Bills Make Women Look Like Whiners (VIDEO)
There is an omnibus bill, The Minnesota Women’s Economic Security Act that is intended to correcting systemic barriers to economic progress. The bill closes the gender pay gap, increases the minimum wage to $9.50, expands access to high-quality education, expands family and sick leave for working families, protects women against discrimination in the workplace, encourages […]
Texas GOP Executive Director Blames Women For Lower Pay (VIDEO)
The Executive Director of the Texas Republican Party and chief Greg Abbott ally Beth Cubriel appeared on YNN’s Capitol Tonight program. Beth Cubriel was there to explain the GOP’s alternative to a Texas Lilly Ledbetter Act. Beth Cubriel blames the aggrieved It should be noted that Texas women make 82 cents for every dollar a […]
Texas GOP Operative: Women Too Busy for Equal Pay Legislation (VIDEO)
RedState Women is a new Republican PAC in Texas aimed at changing the earned GOP anti-women narrative. According to Politico, The organization will offer web-based videos featuring both elected officials and voters that are designed to show that Democrats don’t have a monopoly on women in politics, according to the PAC’s executive director, Cari Christman. […]
Wendy Davis Is Fighting As Greg Abbott Having A Bad Week (VIDEO)
The reality is that giving his record and the record of all statewide Republicans, keeping them all on the defensive should be short order. If Wendy Davis and all Democrats run a populist campaign, they will win. If Democrats go into every neighborhood they will win. They will give non-voting Texans a reason to reengage […]
Greg Abbott Took Huge Pay Increases Even As He Denied Them To Others
Gregory Abbott Hypocrisy Hypocrisy is the modus operandi of Greg Abbott. He championed legislation that limited lawsuit awards 10 years ago even as he took advantage of those laws. The stories continue to mount. The Wendy Davis campaign released the following press release. Senator Wendy Davis today held a press conference with Representative Senfronia Thompson […]
Greg Abbott Pocketed $6 Million From Suit Over His Disabling Accident
A 27 year old Greg Abbott was jogging in the upscale River Oaks Houston neighborhood in 1986. It was a windy day. A limb fell off of a tree and hurt him. The limb sadly crushed Greg Abbott’s spine and damaged his kidneys. After the accident Greg Abbott sued both the homeowner and the […]
Texas Governor Rick Perry Booed On Jimmy Kimmel At SXSW (VIDEO)
Rick Perry Booed On Jimmy Kimmel Show Jimmy Kimmel is doing his show at the South by Southwest (SXSW) conference in Austin Texas. Tonight his special guest was none other than Texas Governor Rick Perry. Jimmy Kimmel gave him a great introduction. “He is the longest serving governor in the history of this state,” Jimmy […]
Death in Texas And Throughout The World – The effect of Abortion Laws
Professor and previous State Representative Candidate for Texas District 127 Cody Pogue wrote a prescient blog post on the effect draconian abortion laws are having in Texas. He makes a most salient assessment that is believed by many. Texas is making a big mistake and, if we do not change course on this issue, the […]
Hyperventilating about Kesha Rogers? Charles Kuffner will sooth you.
Kingwood Area Democrats had a festive tabling at the Kingwood Mardi Gras celebration in Town Center. Several voters were registered and encouraged to engage in the upcoming and important 2014 elections. I sat and had an interesting conversation with Cody Pogue. If you recall . Cody Pogue ran against Dan Huberty in district 127. He […]
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