Suzanne Bellsnyder

EDITORIAL “Talk is Cheap and Money Buys Whiskey” Our newly elected State Representative for District 87, Caroline Fairly of Amarillo interviewed with a local radio station recently on vouchers and said two things that should alarm you.

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My old #txlege boss lived by an important strategy that never let us down: "Bet the jockey, not the horse".

The latest carrot to entice #txed support and pull members of the Texas House Dems into the tent doesn't change who is holding the reins.

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Is anyone else hearing these kinds of stories?

It is likely not a coincidence that this is happening as Gov Abbott’s new Executive order to require hospitals to ask for citizenship upon admission kicks in and at the national level there are talks of mass deportations. #health #Texas

In the last 24 hours I’ve heard of two instances where a migrant worker locally has refused to be taken to a hospital by EMS for necessary medical treatment. #txlege #rural

It is short-sighted for conservative urban legislators in Austin to dismiss their rural colleagues when they raise legitimate concerns around certain issues, such as education.”

“TX GOP leaders are making a huge mistake in continuing to push urban narratives & policies without regard to their impact on rural Texas.” #txlege #txed
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Texas Leaders may not be in Sync with Red, Rural Texas Last week, I traveled to San Antonio to attend a Rural Texas Symposium hosted by the Texas Tribune, a Texas media outlet that covers Texas politics and the legislature.

Texas Leadership may not be in. Sync with Red, Rural Texas. #txlege #txed
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Texas GOP Leadership may not be in Sync with Rural Red Texans #txlege #txed
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