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Rick Miller is Putting Texas Families at Risk
State Representative Rick Miller (R-Sugar Land) talks a lot about fighting for Texas families and children. But his cozy relationship with fringe, anti-science special...
“The Least of These”: Matt Shaheen and the Legislators Who Fail to Help Texans
Shaheen and several of his Dallas area colleagues opposed the insurance mandate for mental health services, as well as speech and hearing disability assistance.
Stickland Sells Out Cheap to Anti-Vaccination Group
A majority of believe healthy children "should be required to be vaccinated in order to attend public schools because of the potential risk for others when children are not vaccinated.”
Tony Dale’s Vaccine Fail
State Representative Tony Dale (R - Cedar Park) says fighting for kids is one of his top priorities, but his endorsement by fringe, anti-science special interests says otherwise.
Politicians Play Games, The Public Loses
The Texas Senate is a small legislative body, with just 31 members. Each state senator represents between 800,000 and 900,000 residents, which is more...
Ron Simmons sides with extremists over Texas kids
Protecting public health should be a common-sense, basic responsibility of the Texas Legislature. But State Representative Ron Simmons (R - Carrollton) thinks he knows better.
Joan Huffman Doesn’t Care About the Wrongfully Convicted
State Senator Joan Huffman (R-Houston) regularly holds herself up as a champion for public safety. But apparently Huffman doesn’t think the wrongfully accused are...
Texas Medicaid Review Board Will Require Witnesses to Say if They’ve Received Pharma Money
Drugs on preferred drugs lists require less paperwork from physicians for approval, and thus are prescribed more often.
Slight Decrease in Women Killed by Male Domestic Partners in Texas Between 2015 and...
According to the Texas Council on Family Violence (TCFV), 146 women were killed by a male partner in 2016 in 55 Texas counties. This...
Workman and Colleagues Working Against Texas Families
Who is Paul Workman working for? It’s not the people of Texas.
