I want to write about so many things that have happened recently in the news, as it feel like so many of our Texas politicos have lost their ever-loving minds. Ken Paxton claimed victory in a court case with the U.S. Supreme Court, which he lost to a Texas farmer. Greg Abbott has made a series of posts on X, formerly known as Twitter, this week, claiming how excellent he thinks public schools are. There's a new "Contract with Texas" being pushed by five incumbent House Members calling for "reform" of the Texas House and signed primarily by candidates who have yet to be officially elected to the Texas House. And don't even get me started on what's happening with Trump texting out information on his potential jurors or the latest attempts to vacate the speaker in Washington, D.C.
The internecine warfare paralyzing the Texas GOP does not serve the people of Texas, and especially not the people of rural Texas who provide the GOP with its margins of victory in statewide races. Vouchers is a good example: rural Texans understand the appeal of private, taxpayer-funded schools, but know such schools will never be built in their communities. Meanwhile, the Texas GOP has no plan to improve rural health care, or address food deserts, or make higher education more affordable.
The internecine warfare paralyzing the Texas GOP does not serve the people of Texas, and especially not the people of rural Texas who provide the GOP with its margins of victory in statewide races. Vouchers is a good example: rural Texans understand the appeal of private, taxpayer-funded schools, but know such schools will never be built in their communities. Meanwhile, the Texas GOP has no plan to improve rural health care, or address food deserts, or make higher education more affordable.