Texas’ one party control and size made it one of the largest testbeds of conservative orthodoxy. As Eleanor Goldfield points out in her very explicit manner, given total Republican control in Washington, what happens in Texas will not stay in Texas. It will migrate to Wahington and throughout the country. Eleanor details the current pain of many Texas as well as the suffering to come after the next Texas Legislative Session.
Organizations like OurRevolution are coming to Texas first. They realize that this is the state that will present the path for progressive change in ‘fly-over’ country. Go ahead and sign-up at OurRevolution whether you are in Texas or in any other state or territory in the country.
A Texas Primer
A conservative radio host that once claimed migrants bring leprosy and polio to our country and that God is speaking through “Duck Dynasty” now holds the most powerful office in Texas. And he wants to use that power to make the lives of struggling people like students, the transgendered, and undocumented immigrants even more miserable. He is Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, and he’s this week’s Low Life Scum.