Mimi Swartz: Ted Cruz, Liar and Thug
Since his revolting performance at the failed revolt on January 6, Ted Cruz has emerged as leader of what is known as the #SeditionCaucus. Mimi...
Category : Texas
Ted Cruz: America’s #1 Hypocrite
The Houston Chronicle reported that Ted Cruz criticized Trump for the violent siege of the Capitol. No kidding. Even after the vandals stormed into the...
El Paso Teacher, 35, Dies of COVID-19
Zelene Blancas, who taught in the public schools of El Paso, died of COVID-19. She was 35. She taught first grade, and she emphasized kindness....
Texas: Republicans Fighting to Defund Lobbying for Public Institutions, Including Public Schools
The big battle this coming year in the Texas Legislature is about whether public agencies will be allowed to lobby for their interests. No one...
Texas: What I Said to Public Education Advocates
The Pastors for Texas Children, great friends of public schools, invited me to come to Texas in April 2020. I was going to speak in...
Pastors for Texas Children on the Election Results
The Network for Public Education is allied with Pastors for Texas Children. PTC has been a courageous leader in the fight for our public schools...
ACLU Sues to Block Voter Suppression in Houston
Republican activists have been trying to invalidate 127,000 votes cast in Harris County (Houston). Their case failed in the state courts. They are now in...
Texas Parent PAC: A Model of Action for Every State
Parents in Texas got disgusted 15 years ago when the Legislature almost passed a voucher law. They organized the Texas Parent PAC, which is a...
Do Communities Need Competing Police and Fire Departments?
A few days ago, I spoke to a statewide group of public education advocates in Texas, brought together by my friends at Pastors for Texas...
One Week from Today, I Will Be Speaking to Education Activists in Texas
One week today, I will participate in a statewide Zoom meeting with education activists in Texas, hosted by Pastors for Texas Children. It is a...