In a normal year, Medicaid expansion is a critical win-win in terms of healthcare and economic impacts. In the midst of a global pandemic, it is unfathomable that Texas leaders would refuse to adopt it. Texas isn’t a leader on access to healthcare, at least not in the...
Opinion
back to archiveOp-Ed: What I’d like to see in the next legislature
There is a connection between voting and action. If you recall in the 2018 election, many Texans were motivated to vote in reaction to the Trump presidency and it felt wonderful. After that election, the Texas legislature provided an additional $6 Billion in revenue...
Op-Ed: Senate Committee on State Affairs hearing gives preview of misplaced anti-abortion priorities this upcoming legislative session
Last Tuesday, the Senate Committee on State Affairs held a hearing to discuss pressing issues affecting the state. One would imagine that as the COVID-19 pandemic is wreaking havoc on Texans and our medical systems, the committee would convene to discuss creative...
Op-Ed: Houston desperately needs a Green New Deal. Lizzie Fletcher stands in the way.
As the U.S. plunges deeper into climate catastrophe, with a record-setting number of hurricanes hitting the Gulf this year, workers’ rights are weaker now than at any other point in modern history. These two travesties are intimately linked: they are exacerbated by...
Op-Ed: The redistricting fight is far from over
It’s no secret that the results in down-ballot races didn’t quite mirror the success that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris had for their party at the top of the ticket. But far too many political reporters and pundits view the lack of gains in the 2020 election as a death...
Op-Ed: In disaster, fair shot policies take on new dimension
In the 87th session of the Texas Legislature, the Texas AFL-CIO will fight for a fair shot for all working families to get ahead. It’s what we do, and it’s always a steep uphill climb. This time, as the longest declared disaster in our state’s history lays waste to...
5 Tips for a Zoom Thanksgiving
I’m sure like many of y’all, in our house, we had to take a good, hard look at whether it was safe to gather as a family this Thanksgiving as COVID-19 cases surge across the country. As of this writing, more than one million of our neighbors have battled COVID-19...
Op-Ed: The Value of Protecting and Preserving Diversity & Inclusion
Last month, President Trump issued Executive Order 13950, ironically titled “Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping”. This Administration’s draconian policy rolled back several previously required diversity and inclusion (D&I) training programs in the federal...
Op-Ed: The foundation of our country, immigrants are key to its rebuilding
Our country has faced seemingly insurmountable challenges before. Each time, generations of Americans have risen to the occasion and tackled them with America’s particular brand of unity and purpose. Our nation is rooted in the belief that everyone has something to...