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 […]
US Attorney General To Texas: We Are Taking You To Court
Immediately after the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act, Texas Attorney General and now Texas Gubernatorial candidate sent out the following tweet. (Full story here.) Texas #VoterID law should go into effect immediately b/c #SCOTUS struck down section 4 of VRA today. #txlege #tcot #txgop — Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 25, 2013 Today the […]
Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast Respond To Texas Attorney General Misinformation On Lawsuit
Planned Parenthood President and CEO Melaney Linton released the following response to The Texas Attorney General misrepresentation of about the outcome of the Medicaid fraud lawsuit. The attack on this vital organization to thousands of Texas women’s healthcare continue. The original response can be found here. Today, the Texas Attorney General unexpectedly announced that Planned […]
Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott Enters Texas Governor’s Race
Attorney general Greg Abbott made it official today. He is running for Texas Governor. Senator Wendy Davis, we are waiting. We are ready and able to mobilize Texas Progressives to win this one for the survival of Texas as a real Progressive state. Over the last several weeks progressives have been reborn. The movement must […]
Supreme Court Frees Texas Attorney General To Suppress The Vote–See What He Tweeted
The Supreme Court ruled today that Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act is unconstitutional. Many claim that the America of today is not the America of 1964. While that is true, many Republicans in Red States seem to think otherwise. Over the past several years these legislatures have been passing laws to restrict the […]
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