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Wendy Davis received the endorsement of the Houston Chronicle
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Davis for governor
Texas needs a leader who's willing to tackle tough issues too long ignored.
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A Gov. Davis, we believe, will attempt to invest in the future of this state. That investment would take a variety of forms, from universal pre-kindergarten to adequately funded public schools and public universities that aspire to be the best in the country; from addressing the economic effects of climate change, particularly diminishing water supplies, to protecting an environment increasingly stressed by a rapidly growing population.
Her appointments, we believe, would reflect not only the rich diversity of this state but also would include watchdogs, not lap dogs, over such vital state agencies as the Department of Insurance, whose current commissioner has regularly taken industry's side over the consumer. And, in the same way she twice resorted to a filibuster in an effort to block bad legislation, she would use the governor's veto pen to protect the interests of her fellow Texans.
We would expect a Gov. Davis to push for a higher minimum wage and a reformed tax system that brings a greater degree of fairness to individuals and small businesses. (Texas, by the way, is a low-tax state only for those at the top.) In a state where grinding poverty is far too pervasive, we believe she would develop policies designed to forge a viable middle class out of a society that's becoming majority Hispanic. She'll work with the Obama administration to expand Medicaid, so that Texas doesn't continue to lead the nation in the number of uninsured.
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Abbott, on the other hand, was elected a dozen years ago to run the state's top law office, which at least partially explains what seems to be an unfamiliarity with the issues. It was not his job to craft a more reasonable tax structure for the state or work on the knotty issues of public education and health care, among a number of concerns that will become increasingly urgent as Texas becomes more populous, more urban, more diverse. Unfortunately, he has wasted time and Texas tax dollars filing ill-considered lawsuits against the federal government, ignoring the fact that Texas prospers when we make the federal government a partner, not an enemy.
Her appointments, we believe, would reflect not only the rich diversity of this state but also would include watchdogs, not lap dogs, over such vital state agencies as the Department of Insurance, whose current commissioner has regularly taken industry's side over the consumer. And, in the same way she twice resorted to a filibuster in an effort to block bad legislation, she would use the governor's veto pen to protect the interests of her fellow Texans.
We would expect a Gov. Davis to push for a higher minimum wage and a reformed tax system that brings a greater degree of fairness to individuals and small businesses. (Texas, by the way, is a low-tax state only for those at the top.) In a state where grinding poverty is far too pervasive, we believe she would develop policies designed to forge a viable middle class out of a society that's becoming majority Hispanic. She'll work with the Obama administration to expand Medicaid, so that Texas doesn't continue to lead the nation in the number of uninsured.
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Abbott, on the other hand, was elected a dozen years ago to run the state's top law office, which at least partially explains what seems to be an unfamiliarity with the issues. It was not his job to craft a more reasonable tax structure for the state or work on the knotty issues of public education and health care, among a number of concerns that will become increasingly urgent as Texas becomes more populous, more urban, more diverse. Unfortunately, he has wasted time and Texas tax dollars filing ill-considered lawsuits against the federal government, ignoring the fact that Texas prospers when we make the federal government a partner, not an enemy.
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http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/10/18/1337482/-Wendy-Davis-received-the-endorsement-of-the-Houston-Chronicle
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I live in Maryland, but there is nothing I'd rather see than Wendy Davis win that election! Even sent her a campaign donation.
Go Wendy! 