Ted Cruz under fire at the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival. Lots of suits here but the boo’s, so far, at earlier events, were from conservatives. Cruz goes one-on-one with Washington Post chief correspondent Dan Balz. Ted Cruz chooses racism at the Texas Tribune Festival when he calls undocumented workers and their families “illegals” and suggests… Read More Cruzin’ off the rails with Ted Cruz
Can the Center Hold? To be (in the center) or not to be? Thus is the question today discussed with Evan Smith (Tribfest) with those listed above. Quotable quotes: The system is dominated by money. We don’t have any idea where we are headed. Republicans are talking nonsensical garbage. Hutchinson – redistributing and gerrymandering. The primary… Read More Left of center: is there a Texas political “center” and how’s it doing?
Michael Burgess Garnet Coleman Sarah Davis Kyle Janek Charles Schwertner Charles Ornstein (mod.) (Update: This panel was packed and during the open questions section, the audience was extremely energized over the issues, going from laud applause to outright boos to panelists who were opposed to the Affordable Care Act. One audience member added that he was surprised that even… Read More Healthcare: broken promises, broken state, broken healthcare system
Transportation what’s next? Robert Eckels Clay Jenkins Bill Meadows Jonathan Stickland Marc Williams Aman Batheja (mod.) (speakers not seated in order of names listed) I’m not as excited as the panelists about the “existing opportunities” for Texas transportation, as it has been implemented over the last decade. Honestly, with the demographic data in hand, and the… Read More Texas transportation and High-Speed Rail: more of a wish than a plan, but the money is there
Newosity: future report 