Texas has the distinction of being the state with the highest rates of the uninsured. Even before the full implementation of Obamacare (the Affordable Care Act), the fact that children twenty-six years of age and lower qualified for insurance under their parents created a massive help to the young Texas uninsured. Effective January 1st, 2014, […]
Even In Texas The Republican Caricature Of Obamacare Is Meeting Reality
Texas Governor Rick Perry has been one of the biggest obstructionists to the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) in Texas along with the entire Republican Party nationally. Inasmuch as Texas is the state with the highest rate of uninsured citizens he refused Obamacare’s expansion of Medicaid. For those with pre-existing condition in Texas who were either […]
David Dewhurst Own Words State That Veterans Are Unimportant
David Dewhurst’s is being challenged for his job as Lieutenant Governor by Dan Patrick and a few other candidates. You can discern ones true feelings based on the answers given to questions that are not necessarily related. During a debate sponsored by Houston’s Ronald Reagan Republican Women’s Club, Dan Patrick accused Dewhurst of appointing too […]
Must See – Bishop Gene Robinson Appearing For The First Time In Houston
It’s 2013 and the Constitutional separation between church and state is still being debated in Texas and around the country. When Texas passed some of the most restrictive abortion provisions in the country, State Senator Eddie Lucio read five Bible verses into the official record and Senator Dan Patrick asked, “How would God vote on […]
Ted Poe Votes To Hurt Senior Citizens, Working Poor, And Uninsured
Ted Poe is happy to put out the press release below. He voted to defund Obamacare. Let’s be clear. Ted Poe knows Obamacare cannot and will not be defunded. It is the law of the land. He is playing with the minds of his constituents. I have been on many of his phone town halls […]
Republican Congressman Says ‘Ted Cruz Is A Fraud’ (VIDEO)
The civil war in the Republican Party continues. Many of the sane Republicans are letting the Tea Party self destruct. The Congressman said as much. In an interview this morning New York Congressman Peter King said the following. It’s something we have to do. It is a step in the right direction and hopefully it […]
Ex-GOP Majority Leader Of The House To DeLay’s Conviction Overturned
It pays when a state has a purchased Court. Tom DeLay, past GOP Majority Leader of the US House Of Representatives and one of the sleaziest politicians was convicted by a jury of 12 of his peers a few years ago. Today he had his conviction overturned. Two out of three 3rd circuit of appeal […]
Rodney Ellis Provides Detail Texas Voter ID Information
Dear Friend: In 2011, Texas passed a restrictive voter ID bill, and ongoing litigation continues to sort out the future of the law. But with local elections coming up in less than two months, everyone needs to plan as if the law will be in effect this November. The week of September 16 is Protect […]
Battleground Texas: Republicans forgot about you
Republicans have had their way in Texas for too long, and it shows. The GOP rejected the Medicaid expansion outright. Republican leaders willfully underfunded our public schools. And Greg Abbott and friends have certainly succeeded in yielding to right-wing extremists — last month, Abbott went so far as to thank a supporter who attacked Wendy […]
Texas Voter ID Law Is In Effect. Get A Valid ID And Vote GOP Out
Texas Voter ID Photo ID requirement is effective immediately. From Toni Medellin Vote Riders, who are holding Voter ID Clinics around the country. One is scheduled in Houston for September according to their fb page, but I cannot find any details. Adopt a Voter, is helping folks get the necessary documents to obtain the […]
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