The reason people do not vote Democratic in rural Texas is not because so many of them are Republican. It is because we never give them any Democrats worth voting for at the local level.
Biden recently signed into law the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. We all know cities are perpetually underfunded so these funds will have a big impact.
Civil discourse is becoming much more difficult as it seems that our political leaders are more than willing to use our baser instincts to divide us.
In the next couple years, we will have to face the massive challenge of water management. We must push our legislators to provide tools for cities and counties to regulate new development.
The proposed changes to Prop 3 are so broadly-worded that will have huge unintended effects. We must warn people and urge them to vote no.
We have an election on Tuesday, November 2 where eight amendments to the Texas Constitution will be on the ballot! Get more info here.
We must foster a culture of fighting for what is right despite seeing (sometimes) small results. We must do it for each other and our children.
"I imagine [Martin Luther] take the same dim view of today’s right-wingers who spread their anti-mask and anti-vaccine vitriol while simultaneously spreading COVID-19 and from time to time dying of it."
In Texas, voter suppression is alive and well. It takes the form of extreme gerrymandering, over-the-top ID requirements, and some of the most restrictive voter registration rules in the country.
School districts, collectively, refusing to obey governmental demands may be enough to force much-needed concessions from the government.
