DOCSLIB.ORG

HCN Voter Guide 2018 Tab.Indd

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

HILL COUNTRY NEWS THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2018 Page 2 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 FIGHTING FOR OUR AMERICAN HEROES STRENGTHENING THE SOUTHERN BORDER • Fought for and passed the largest pay raise for • Fought the Obama Administration to prevent the American troops in eight years housing of illegal aliens on U.S. military bases • Battled the Obama Administration to ensure victims of • Provided funding to hire 500 more Border Patrol agents Ft. Hood terrorist attack received Purple Hearts along the U.S.-Mexico border • Worked tirelessly to secure $145 million for Fort Hood • The only representative that has fought and won barracks renovations to ensure Soldiers have proper funding for a border wall housing ++++++++++++++++++ ++++++++++++++++++ PROTECTING OUR VETERANS KEEPING OUR COMMUNITY SAFE •3DVVHGWKH32/Ζ&($FWWRJLYHȴUVWUHVSRQGHUVactive • Forced federal bureaucrats to provide life-saving shooter emergency training transplant operations for veterans • Secured $5.4 million for law enforcement training • Demanded the FBI investigate the Veterans facilities to save lives Administration, leading to reforms at the Temple VA. • Defends Americans’ right to bear arms and passed Representative Carter’s actions reduced wait times by legislation to allow licensed carry permit holders to be more than 70% and cut the backlog of pending cases able to carry anywhere in the United States by 90% EARLY VOTING: FEB. 20 - MARCH 2 ELECTION DAY: MARCH 6 www.johncarterforcongress.com @judgejohncarter | FB: JudgeJohnCarter Photo Credit: PhotoStock10 / Shutterstock.com Paid for by John Carter for Congress Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 3 Page 4 • Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 INDEX VOTING IN THE TEXAS PRIMARIES 5 Sample Ballots Voting is your right as an American and as a Texan, and it is not diffi cult. Party precinct conventions are the fi rst step in the process that adopts First, you need to be a registered voter. The registration deadline was the state party platform; certifi es the party’s nominees for state offi ce Feb. 5 in order to vote in the upcoming March 6 primary election. If you have in general elections; selects delegates to the party’s county or senatorial 7 Texas House of Representatives, District 136 not already registered you may still do so in order to vote in the general district, and the state and national conventions; nominates presidential election on Nov. 6. You can pick up a voter registration application at your electors; elects national party committee members; and writes the national 7 library, any government offi ce, or download one from the website: https:// party platform. Texas House of Representatives, District 47 www.votetexas.gov/register-to-vote/550-2.html On election day, eligible Travis County and Williamson County voters may Mail-in locations for other counties, as well as many answers to questions vote at any voting location. You may bring this Voters Guide into the voting 9 State Senate, District 5 about voting procedures, are listed on the VOTETEXAS.GOV website. booth. On election day the polls are open between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. for you to cast your ballot. Unless you are a voter with a permanent exemption The following is a list of acceptable photo IDs at the polling place: 12 U.S. House of Representatives, District 31 on your voter registration certifi cate, show your approved form of photo • Texas Driver License issued by the Texas Department of Public identifi cation to the election offi cial. Safety (DPS) 15 When you vote in a political party’s primary, you become affi liated • Texas Election Identifi cation Certifi cate issued by DPS U.S. House of Representatives, District 25 with that party for the next two years. At the time you vote, your voting • Texas Personal Identifi cation Card issued by DPS certifi cate will be stamped with the name of the party in whose primary • Texas Handgun License issued by DPS 16 U.S. House of Representatives, District 10 you vote. You may vote in only one party’s primary. If there is a runoff , • United States Military Identifi cation Card containing the you may vote only in the same party’s runoff election. (Note that in the person’s photograph General Election in November, voters may vote for any candidate they wish, • United States Citizenship Certifi cate containing the person’s 18 Williamson County Commissioner, Pct. 2 regardless of whether they voted in a party primary or runoff or participated photograph in a party convention. All candidates from all parties are on the same ballot.) • United States Passport (book or card) 19 Only party members can participate in the precinct, county, senatorial Williamson County Judge district, and state conventions of a particular party. With the exception of the U.S. Citizenship Certifi cate, which does not Proof of party affi liation (your stamped voting certifi cate) is needed expire, for voters aged 18-69, the acceptable form of photo identifi cation 20 State Races for admission to a party’s convention. Parties other than those whose may be expired no more than four years before being presented for voter candidates are listed in this Voters Guide are not holding primary elections; qualifi cation at the polling place. For voters aged 70 or older, the acceptable instead, their candidates are nominated and selected in their precinct, form of photo identifi cation may be expired for any length of time if the 21 State Races (cont.), Judge, County Races county, and state conventions. identifi cation is otherwise valid. DISTRICT MAPS 20 25 31 5 136 52 14 10 47 U.S. CONGRESSIONAL TEXAS HOUSE TEXAS SENATE A supplement to the HILL COUNTRY NEWS Scott W. Coleman, Publisher Nick Brothers, Managing Editor John Greeley, Contributing Writer Harrison Funk, Contributing Writer Donald Grabowski, Graphics/Design Roger Munford, Advertising Sales Jennifer DeBakey, Billing/Collections 715 Discovery Blvd, Suite 304 Cedar Park, Texas 78613 (512) 259-4449 www.hillcountrynews.com Hill Country News Primary Voters Guide 2018 • Page 5 SAMPLE BALLOTS (TRAVIS COUNTY) TRAVIS COUNTY DEMOCRATIC PARTY LIST OF CANDIDATES TRAVIS COUNTY REPUBLICAN PARTY LIST OF CANDIDATES March 6, 2018 Joint Primary Election March 6, 2018 Joint Primary Election If you do not know your election precinct, call Voter Registration at 512-854-9473. For candidate information, call the Travis County Democratic Party Office at 512-477-7500. For If you do not know your election precinct, call Voter Registration at 512-854-9473. For candidate information call the Travis County Republican Party Office at 512- other election information, call the Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division at 512-238-VOTE (8683). 302-1776. For other election information, call the Travis County Clerk’s Elections Division at 512-238-VOTE (8683). Primary Ballot Pledge - “I am a Democrat and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party’s primary election or convention during this voting year.” Primary Ballot Pledge -“I am a Republican and understand that I am ineligible to vote or participate in another political party’s primary election or convention during this voting year.” LA LISTA DE CANDIDATOS DEL PARTIDO DEMOCRATICO DEL CONDADO DE TRAVIS LA LISTA DE CANDIDATOS DEL PARTIDO REPUBLICANO DEL CONDADO DE TRAVIS Elección Primaria Conjunta 6 de marzo, 2018 Si usted no sabe su precinto de elección, llame al Registrador de Votantes 512-854-9473. Para información sobre candidatos, llame a la Oficina Partido Democratico del Condado Elección Primaria Conjunta 6 de marzo, 2018 de Travis 512-477-7500. Para otra información sobre la elección, llame a la Division de Elecciones de la Oficina del Secretario del Condado de Travis 512-238-VOTE (8683). Si usted no sabe su precinto de elección, llame al Registrador de Votantes 512-854-9473. Para información sobre candidatos, llame a la Oficina Partido Republi- Promesa sobre la boleta en la elección primaria -“Yo soy Demócrata y comprendo que no soy elegible para votar o participar en la elección primaria o la convención de algún otro cano del Condado de Travis 512-302-1776. Para otra información sobre la elección, llame a la Division de Elecciones de la Oficina del Secretario del Condado de partido político durante este año electoral.” Travis 512-238-VOTE (8683). United States Senator Commissioner of the General Land Office-DEM District 48, State Representative-DEM District Judge, 419th Judicial District-DEM Promesa sobre la boleta en la elección primaria - “Yo soy Republicano y comprendo que no soy elegible para votar o participar en la elección primaria o la convención de algún otro Senador de los Estados Unidos-DEM Comisionado de la Oficina General de Tierras-DEM Distrito Núm. 48, Representante Estatal-DEM Distrito Judicial Núm. 419, Juez del Distrito-DEM partido político durante este año electoral.” All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Precincts / Precintos: 210, 212, 213, 220, 221, 231, 237, 238, All precincts / Todos los precintos 246, 247, 249, 251, 253, 256, 262, 266, 301, 307, 309, 317, Edward Kimbrough Miguel Suazo 337, 339, 343, 344, 347, 350, 351, 352, 354, 356, 357, 358, Catherine A. Mauzy United States Senator-REP Governor-REP Place 7, Judge, Court of Place 3, Justice, 3rd Court of Appeals Beto O’Rourke Tex Morgan 362, 363, 364, 366, 408, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 418, Senador de los Estados Unidos-REP Gobernador-REP Criminal Appeals-REP District-REP 419, 435, 447, 451, 458, 463 Sema Hernandez District Judge, 459th Judicial District-DEM All precincts / Todos los precintos All precincts / Todos los precintos Lugar Núm. 7, Juez, Corte de Lugar Núm. 3, Juez, Corte de Distrito Judicial Núm. 459, Juez del Distrito-DEM Commissioner of Agriculture-DEM Donna Howard Apelaciones Criminales-REP Apelaciones, Distrito Núm.
Recommended publications
  • TAYLOR Your Community

    TAYLOR Your Community

    PRESSTAYLOR your community. your newspaper. General Election | Nov. 6, 2018 FULL-TIME EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS MOBILE-TEMPORARY EARLY VOTING LOCATIONS Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Georgetown Randall Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Saturday, Oct. 27 Nov. 2 — 7 am to 7 pm 5721 Williams Drive, Georgetown Nov. 2, 10 am to 7 pm Williamson County Annex, 3407 RR Sunday, Oct. 28 — 1 pm to 6 pm Parks & Recreation Admin Bldg Sunday, Oct. 28 1869, Liberty Hill 1101 North College Street, 1 pm to 6 pm Sunday, Oct. 28 Williamson County Inner Loop Georgetown Granger ISD, Annex Hutto City Hall Monday, Oct. 22 300 Colorado Street, Granger 301 SE Inner Loop, Georgetown 401 W Front Street, Hutto Southwestern University – Robert- Monday, Oct. 29 son Center, 930 Southwestern Dr., Anderson Mill Limited District Leander Public Library Spicewood Springs Branch, Austin Georgetown 11500 El Salido Parkway, Austin 1011 South Bagdad Street, Leander Public Library, 8637 Spicewood Tuesday, Oct. 23 Hartfield PAC at McNeil HS BACA Senior Center Springs Rd, Austin Clairmont Retirement Community, 5800 McNeil Drive, Austin 301 West Bagdad St, Building 2, Tuesday, Oct. 30 12463 Los Indios Tr., Austin Cedar Park Public Library Round Rock Bartlett Town Hall, 140 W Clark St., Wednesday, Oct. 24 550 Discovery Boulevard, Cedar Round Rock Randalls Bartlett Florence City Hall, 106 S Patterson Park 2051 Gattis School Road, Wednesday, Oct. 31 Avenue, Florence Cedar Park Randalls Round Rock Schwertner Community Center, Thursday, Oct. 25 1400 Cypress Creek Road, Cedar Brushy Creek Community Cnter 14774 FM 1105, Schwertner Jarrell Memorial Park Community Park 16318 Great Oaks Drive, Thursday, Nov.
  • Winter 2019 Texas Psychologist

    Winter 2019 Texas Psychologist

    Winter 2019 – Vol. 78 Issue 1 psychologistpsychologistT E X A S Leveraging TPA’s Evaluating Malingering 7 Strategic Plan 11 in Civil Cases Texas Psychologist Beyond the PHQ-9: 9 Honored by APA 14 Free Screening Tools PUBLISHED BY THE TEXAS PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION WWW.TEXASPSYC.ORG Their need for care doesn’t stop when they leave your office. When your patients need extra support for their health conditions, MEDICAL DENTAL BEHAVIORAL SCHOOL SOCIAL HEALTH SERVICES SERVICES refer them to case management Case managers help patients navigate the health system by services, a Medicaid coordinating access to care related to their health conditions. benefit for children birth through age 20 and CASE MANAGEMENT high-risk pregnant women. Children enrolled in Medicaid (Traditional Fee-for-Service and STAR) may be eligible. Patients enrolled in STAR Kids and STAR Health should first be referred to their health plan. To refer your patient, call Texas Health Steps 877-THSteps or visit dshs.texas.gov/caseman Texas Health Steps is health care for children birth through age 20 who have Medicaid. Case Management can help find services for families of children with special needs and pregnant women who have a high-risk condition. STEPS-0922_Ad_CM_TxPsy_8n625x11n125_Dec_v1-R1.indd 1 11/19/18 2:51 PM Their need for care doesn’t stop In this issue when they leave your office. a note from the president a note from the foundation Staff TPA’s Neural Network An Exciting Year in Review David White, CAE, Executive Director Sherry Reisman, Assistant Executive Director Alice Ann Holland, Ph.D., ABPP Heyward L.
  • Mexican American History Resources at the Briscoe Center for American History: a Bibliography

    Mexican American History Resources at the Briscoe Center for American History: a Bibliography

    Mexican American History Resources at the Briscoe Center for American History: A Bibliography The Briscoe Center for American History at the University of Texas at Austin offers a wide variety of material for the study of Mexican American life, history, and culture in Texas. As with all ethnic groups, the study of Mexican Americans in Texas can be approached from many perspectives through the use of books, photographs, music, dissertations and theses, newspapers, the personal papers of individuals, and business and governmental records. This bibliography will familiarize researchers with many of the resources relating to Mexican Americans in Texas available at the Center for American History. For complete coverage in this area, the researcher should also consult the holdings of the Benson Latin American Collection, adjacent to the Center for American History. Compiled by John Wheat, 2001 Updated: 2010 2 Contents: General Works: p. 3 Spanish and Mexican Eras: p. 11 Republic and State of Texas (19th century): p. 32 Texas since 1900: p. 38 Biography / Autobiography: p. 47 Community and Regional History: p. 56 The Border: p. 71 Education: p. 83 Business, Professions, and Labor: p. 91 Politics, Suffrage, and Civil Rights: p. 112 Race Relations and Cultural Identity: p. 124 Immigration and Illegal Aliens: p. 133 Women’s History: p. 138 Folklore and Religion: p. 148 Juvenile Literature: p. 160 Music, Art, and Literature: p. 162 Language: p. 176 Spanish-language Newspapers: p. 180 Archives and Manuscripts: p. 182 Music and Sound Archives: p. 188 Photographic Archives: p. 190 Prints and Photographs Collection (PPC): p. 190 Indexes: p.
  • IDEOLOGY and PARTISANSHIP in the 87Th (2021) REGULAR SESSION of the TEXAS LEGISLATURE

    IDEOLOGY and PARTISANSHIP in the 87Th (2021) REGULAR SESSION of the TEXAS LEGISLATURE

    IDEOLOGY AND PARTISANSHIP IN THE 87th (2021) REGULAR SESSION OF THE TEXAS LEGISLATURE Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. Fellow in Political Science, Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy July 2021 © 2021 Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy This material may be quoted or reproduced without prior permission, provided appropriate credit is given to the author and the Baker Institute for Public Policy. Wherever feasible, papers are reviewed by outside experts before they are released. However, the research and views expressed in this paper are those of the individual researcher(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of the Baker Institute. Mark P. Jones, Ph.D. “Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature” https://doi.org/10.25613/HP57-BF70 Ideology and Partisanship in the 87th (2021) Regular Session of the Texas Legislature Executive Summary This report utilizes roll call vote data to improve our understanding of the ideological and partisan dynamics of the Texas Legislature’s 87th regular session. The first section examines the location of the members of the Texas Senate and of the Texas House on the liberal-conservative dimension along which legislative politics takes place in Austin. In both chambers, every Republican is more conservative than every Democrat and every Democrat is more liberal than every Republican. There does, however, exist substantial ideological diversity within the respective Democratic and Republican delegations in each chamber. The second section explores the extent to which each senator and each representative was on the winning side of the non-lopsided final passage votes (FPVs) on which they voted.
  • 2018 BMS PAC Contributions

    2018 BMS PAC Contributions

    Exhibit A(ii) EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ADVOCACY FUND FOR INNOVATION 2018 CONTRIBUTIONS State Candidate Contribution Amount Alabama Rep. Terri Sewell $1,000 Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema $1,000 California Sen. Dianne Feinstein $2,500 Rep. Ami Bera $2,000 Rep. Anna Eshoo $5,000 Rep. Steve Knight $1,000 Rep. Doris Matsui $1,000 Rep. Kevin McCarthy $5,000 Rep. Scott Peters $2,500 Rep. Linda Sanchez $2,500 Rep. Adam Schiff $1,000 Rep. Jackie Speier $2,500 Rep. Mike Thompson $1,000 Rep. Mimi Walters $2,500 Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner $1,000 Sen. Michael Bennet $1,000 Rep. Diana DeGette $2,500 Colorado Democratic Party $1,000 Delaware Sen. Tom Carper $2,500 Sen. Chris Coons $2,000 Blue Hen PAC (Sen. Chris Coons) $3,000 Florida Rep. Gus Bilirakis $1,000 Rep. Kathy Castor $2,500 Rep. Carlos Curbelo $1,000 Rep. Stephanie Murphy $1,000 Rep. Darren Soto $1,000 Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson $1,000 Sen. David Perdue $2,000 Rep. Buddy Carter $2,500 Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds $2,000 Sen. Chuck Grassley $2,500 State Sen. Charles Schneider $2,000 State Sen. Tom Shipley $500 Idaho Sen. Mike Crapo $5,000 Illinois Rep. Cheri Bustos $1,000 Rep. Bill Foster $1,000 Rep. Robin Kelly $1,000 Rep. Darin LaHood $1,000 Rep. Pete Roskam $1,000 Rep. Brad Schneider $1,000 Rep. John Shimkus $2,500 Indiana Sen. Mike Braun $1,000 Sen. Joe Donnelly $2,500 Rep. Larry Bucshon $2,500 Rep. Susan Brooks $2,000 Rep. Andre Carson $1,000 Rep.
  • Betomania Has Bitten the Dust, but Texas Democrats Still Have a Reason to Give a Smile Mark P

    Betomania Has Bitten the Dust, but Texas Democrats Still Have a Reason to Give a Smile Mark P

    Betomania Has Bitten the Dust, But Texas Democrats Still Have a Reason to Give a Smile Mark P. Jones Baker Institute Fellow in Political Science Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies Rice University Shift in US House & TX Leg Seats & Appeals Judges & Harris County Comm Court Office Seats 2018 Seats 2019 Net Dem Gain US House 25 R vs. 11 D 23 R vs. 13 D +2 TX Senate 21 R vs. 10 D 19 R vs. 12 D +2 TX House 95 R vs. 55 D 83 R vs. 67 D +12 Appeals Court Judges 66 R vs. 14 D 41 R vs. 39 D +25 Harris County Comm Court 4 R vs. 1 D 3 D vs. 2 R +2 Could Have Been Worse for TX GOP • Trump + Beto + Straight Ticket Voting – Record Midterm Turnout – Greater Use of STV – Higher Democratic STV • The 5 Percenters – Statewide – US House – TX Legislature The Statewide Races: Office GOP Percent Dem Percent Margin ’18/’14 Governor Greg Abbott 56 Lupe Valdez 43 13/20 Land Comm. George P. Bush 54 Miguel Suazo 43 11/25 Comptroller Glenn Hegar 53 Joi Chevalier 43 10/20 RRC Christi Craddick 53 Roman McAllen 44 9/21* Ag. Comm Sid Miller 51 Kim Olson 46 5/22 Lt. Governor Dan Patrick 51 Mike Collier 47 4/19 Atty General Ken Paxton 51 Justin Nelson 47 4/21 US Senate Ted Cruz 51 Beto O’Rourke 48 3/27* Trump 2016: 9% Margin of Victory. Statewide GOP Judicial: 15% Margin of Victory The US House 5 Percenters & Friends District Republican Democrat 2018/2016 Margins CD‐23 Will Hurd Gina Ortiz Jones** 1/1 CD‐21 Chip Roy* Joseph Kopser 3/21* CD‐31 John Carter MJ Hegar 3/22 CD‐24 Kenny Marchant Jan McDowell 3/17 CD‐10 Michael McCaul Mike Siegel 4/19 CD‐22 Pete
  • Legislative Update

    Legislative Update

    January 29, 2021| Regular Session, Issue 3 | 87th Regular Session Every Friday, this newsletter will keep you up to speed on some of the legislation important to Texas Farm Bureau members that Austin staff are following. Please do not hesitate to contact the appropriate staff with any questions. Legislative Update Water SB 152 and companion HB 668: Relating to the regulation of groundwater conservation districts. Perry, Charles (R) and Harris, Cody (R) Summary: SB 152 and HB 668 empower landowners to protect their constitutional rights from illegal groundwater regulations. Current law does not require enough transparency or provide landowners with reasonable options to change or challenge bad regulations. If property owners are faced with an illegal regulation, they only have one option— to challenge the district’s action in court and take on the risk having to pay the district’s attorney fees. The language in SB 152 and HB 668 is currently being negotiated. The following description of the bills is based upon the current state of negotiations: 1. Requiring notice of a permit or permit amendment that will prevent a neighboring landowner from being able to drill a well on their property or drill at a particular location on their property. The local district will determine how that notice will be provided. This notice will give landowners who will be DIRECTLY affected by the district’s actions an opportunity to decide if they should participate in the permitting process to protect their right to drill a well. In some districts, spacing rules allow a neighbor to drill a well 50 feet from a property line.
  • 2021 Nurse Day Program

    2021 Nurse Day Program

    Welcome to TNA’s Nurse Day at the Capitol! Today is an exciting day — you join nurse colleagues from across the state to learn about nursing’s legislative agenda for the 87th session. Thank you for joining hundreds of nurses from across the state to advocate for our policy agenda with one strong voice. Though not gathered under the Capitol dome this year, our message is no less united and powerful as we connect virtually with policy makers to advance legislative interests to benefit nurses and the Texans we serve. Your presence with us today makes a difference! We hope you gain perspective of opportunities you have to engage with TNA, leverage your influence and advance the health of Texans. Previous participants have said that attending this event has been pivotal in their professional career — providing them a window into a whole new avenue of nursing influence and advocacy to improve patient care. We hope you share this experience and continue your involvement in TNA long after today. Thank you for participating in TNA’s Nurse Day at the Capitol! Sincerely, Tammy Eades, DNP, MSN, Cindy Zolnierek, PhD, RN, RN CAE President Chief Executive Officer Agenda February 8, 2021 1 – 1:15 p.m. Welcome Tammy Eades, DNP, MSN, RN President, Texas Nurses Association 1:15 – 1:50 p.m. Keynote: Texas’ Public Health Landscape John Hellerstedt, MD Commissioner Stay Informed! Texas Department of State Health Services Follow @TXNursesLege. 1:50 – 2 p.m. Break Use #TXNurseDay. 2 – 2:45 p.m. Nursing’s Role in Health Policy Serena Bumpus, DNP, MSN, RN Director of Practice, Texas Nurses Association 2:45 – 3:30 p.m.
  • MCF CONTRIBUTIONS JULY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2016 Name State Candidate Amount U.S

    MCF CONTRIBUTIONS JULY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2016 Name State Candidate Amount U.S

    MCF CONTRIBUTIONS JULY 1 - DECEMBER 31, 2016 Name State Candidate Amount U.S. House Robert Aderholt for Congress AL Rep. Robert Aderholt $2,000 ALABAMA TOTAL U.S. House Crawford for Congress AR Rep. Rick Crawford $1,500 Womack for Cogress Committee AR Rep. Stephen Womack $500 ARKANSAS TOTAL U.S. House Kyrsten Sinema for Congress AZ Rep. Kyrtsen Sinema $500 ARIZONA TOTAL U.S. House Denham for Congress CA Rep. Jeff Denham $1,500 Garamendi for Congress CA Rep. John Garamendi $500 Kevin McCarthy for Congress CA Rep. Kevin McCarthy $1,000 Valadao for Congress CA Rep. David Valadao $1,500 U.S. House Leadership Majority Committee PAC--Mc PAC CA Rep. Kevin McCarthy $5,000 State Assembly Adam Gray for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Adam Gray $1,500 Catharine Baker for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Catharine Baker $2,500 Cecilia Aguiar-Curry for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Cecilia Aguiar-Curry $2,000 Chad Mayes for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Chad Mayes $2,000 James Gallagher for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. James Gallagher $1,500 Patterson for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. James Patterson $2,000 Jay Obernolte for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Jay Obernolte $1,500 Jim Cooper for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Jim Cooper $1,500 Jimmy Gomez for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Jimmy Gomez $1,500 Dr. Joaquin Arambola for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Joaquin Arambula $1,500 Ken Cooley for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Ken Cooley $1,500 Miguel Santiago for Assembly 2016 CA Assm. Miguel Santiago $1,500 Rudy Salas for Assembly 2016 CA Assm.
  • Charles Schwertner, M.D. T E X a S S E N a T O R

    Charles Schwertner, M.D. T E X a S S E N a T O R

    AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS SENATE FALL 2018 CHARLES SCHWERTNER, M.D. T E X A S S E N A T O R Dear Friends, I’d like to begin by thanking you for the great privilege of representing you and your family in the Texas State Senate. As your voice in Austin, I’m working each and every day to make sure that we’re building a Texas government that’s both responsive to your needs and responsible with your tax dollars. Like all legislative sessions, the meeting of the 85th Texas Legislature in 2017 presented its fair share of challenges. With you, the hard-working taxpayer in mind, we started by passing a balanced and appropriate state budget that doesn’t raise taxes on citizens or businesses. We cracked down on sanctuary cities that allow dangerous illegal immigrants to commit crimes in our country and roam our streets with impunity. We worked to protect vulnerable foster children by making sweeping changes to our state’s foster system and office of Child Protective Services (CPS). We got tough on bad nursing homes that put our parents and grandparents at risk for abuse or neglect. Perhaps most importantly of all, we defended the God-given constitutional rights of our citizens. As the 10th largest economy in the world, Texas continues to attract new investment and new opportunities from all across the globe. This past year, Texas added a staggering 230,300 new private-sector jobs and saw our state’s unemployment rate drop to its lowest point in over 40 years (4%).
  • Oil & Gas Companies, AT&T Affiliated Pacs, USAA, and San Antonio

    Oil & Gas Companies, AT&T Affiliated Pacs, USAA, and San Antonio

    Oil & Gas Companies, AT&T Affiliated PACs, USAA, And San Antonio Spurs Leadership Are Among The Top Corporate Donors To The 15 Conservative Texas Lawmakers That Advanced Voting Restrictions Over The Weekend Of July 10th Top Corporate Donors Of The Six Conservative Members Of The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee—The Senate Committee Which Already Advanced Voting Restriction Bill SB1 During Texas’ Special Session— Include Texas Oil Moguls, AT&T Affiliated PACs, San Antonio Spurs Leadership, And Other Corporate Entities In 2021, The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced Senate Bill 7 (SB 7), A Voting Restrictions Bill That Legislators Later Killed By Walking Out Of The Regular Legislative Session—Now, Legislators Are Considering Similar Legislation During A July 2021 Special Session In 2021, The Texas Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced Texas’ Senate Bill 7 (SB 7), A Bill That Would Curb Early Voting Hours, Give “Alarming” Power To Poll Watchers, And Limit Voting Options That Were “Especially Effective Last Year In Reaching Voters Of Color” The Senate State Affairs Committee Advanced Texas’ Senate Bill 7 (SB 7) In 2021. [Texas Legislature, accessed 07/08/21] SB 7 Was “Best Known For Curbing Early Voting Hours And Banning 24-Hour Voting And Drive Through Voting.” “Amid the heated presidential race last fall, Texas polling places experienced ‘a surge in voter intimidation,’ according to the Texas Civil Rights Project. The group received 267 complaints from around the state. Many involved demonstrators shouting at voters outside of polling places, an escalation of harassment that local election officials in 2018 described as the worst they had seen in decades.
  • The Blue Wave Lapped at the Shores of Texas This Year - and It Was Powered by Latino Voters by Obed Manuel & Dianne Solis November 9, 2018

    The Blue Wave Lapped at the Shores of Texas This Year - and It Was Powered by Latino Voters by Obed Manuel & Dianne Solis November 9, 2018

    The Blue Wave Lapped at the Shores of Texas This Year - and it was Powered by Latino Voters by Obed Manuel & Dianne Solis November 9, 2018 Though Republicans held on against the current in statewide races, Latinos helped send El Paso’s Veronica Escobar and Houston’s Sylvia Garcia of Houston to Washington, D.C. They’ll be the state’s first two Latinas in Congress. Democrats won 12 Texas House seats, including five in Dallas, and unseated two North Texas Republican state senators. And the surge of Latino voters across the state almost made the difference in the nationally watched Senate race between Beto O’Rourke and Ted Cruz. That has Latino voter mobilization groups and political experts confident that enthusiasm around the 2018 race, paired with natural population growth, is likely to make Texas a truly competitive state by 2020 and maybe even a shade of blue. Bernard Fraga, an assistant political science professor at Indiana University, said the Texas population is already that of a purple state and the only reason it isn’t a swing state is that many residents don’t vote. But he said that may have changed this year thanks to Latinos. Fraga analyzed early voter turnout in some of Texas’ largest, most diverse counties and found that Latino turnout matched that of the 2016 presidential election, when turnout is generally higher. “What we’re seeing is that it can be done as long as Democrats employ a strategy for reaching Latinos who aren’t registered and don’t usually vote,” Fraga said.