It’s official! Joe Biden will be the next president of the United States of America. Kamala Harris will be the next vice president of the United States of America. The message from the American people was heard loud and clear: we embrace Joe Biden’s vision for a country that includes everyone and we reject Donald Trump’s divisive …
The passing of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a terrible loss for our nation in so many ways. I know that while Justice Ginsburg holds a special place in all of our hearts, as the second woman to ever serve on the Supreme Court, and as an accomplished attorney who had advanced the …
If you’re like me, you’re tired of being at home! We all want to get out and most importantly, we all want to see all businesses reopened as quickly as possible, so all Texans can get back to work. Unfortunately, I fear Governor Abbott’s confusing, haphazard and disorganized plan is doing more harm than good. …
Thursday, March 12th was the first day 2020 Census information arrived in mailboxes. It was also the day I had hoped to send this email. With the COVID-19 crisis, however, my attention shifted to ensuring that the people of District 101 have the information and resources they need during this uncertain time. It’s hard to believe that was …
First off, I hope you and your family are healthy, safe and staying at home as much as possible. These are difficult and uncertain times, with information changing at what seems like a lightning-fast pace. Over the course of the past few weeks, my staff and I have been in daily communication with state and …
Today, I am proud to endorse Joe Biden for President. If there has been a presidential election in which the stakes are as high as they are this year, I do not know what it is. From the earliest days of Donald Trump’s presidency, when he imposed a xenophobic travel ban and insisted there were …
As students and teachers head back to school, I wanted to highlight some of the new laws going into effect following the recent legislative session that will impact students, teachers, parents and taxpayers. INCREASED FUNDING FOR OUR SCHOOLS HB 3 is the omnibus bill aimed at addressing our state’s broken school finance system and adding more state funding for our schools. As …
On Saturday, 20 people, shopping for groceries and back-to-school supplies, lost their lives in a hate-fueled act of white supremacy and domestic terrorism. It was just reported that two of the more than two dozen wounded in this heinous attack have also died, bringing the number of victims to 22. And amazingly, though it’s only been 48 …
On Friday, I joined several of my colleagues in Austin for a House committee hearing focused on the humanitarian crisis at our southern border. For six hours, we heard from state agency heads, officials from border counties and representatives from immigrant-rights organizations. We discussed the treatment of detained children, the separation of families and the bleak conditions at many …
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is the largest state agency in Texas and one of the largest in the entire nation. The state’s current two-year budget totals $217 billion; HHSC is responsible for about $80 billion of that. Given the sheer number of dollars involved – and the important programs it oversees – it’s …
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