We engage in diverse policy issues and bring folks together. It’s time to think strategically about who is missing from the table across race, place, and background.
Our “why” has always been "Texans." Our work is more powerful when we center our communities. Everyday Texans should inform and partner on our work.
The race-class narrative is an empirically-tested narrative that neutralizes the use of dog-whistle racism to win on the issues we care about and changes voter perceptions of what is possible in Texas.
Together, we will lift Texas from having the highest uninsured rate in the nation to being the number one state for quality, affordable health care. Texas families should never struggle to receive or keep their health coverage. We’re worth more than forgoing needed care, struggling to pay medical bills, and navigating other barriers that make it hard for us to access care. We are worth comprehensive health coverage that is accessible, affordable, and affirming. Together, we must demand that leaders across Texas pass these policy solutions and fund our healthcare system so all Texans are healthy and cared for.
In Texas, no one should ever go hungry. Every Texan is worthy of access to secure, accessible, and nutritious foods for ourselves and our families. Together, we will break down barriers that keep Texans from accessing food. We are worth access to quality, nutritious food and well-funded, accessible programs that help Texans feed themselves and their families. Together, we demand that leaders across Texas invest in these policy solutions to ensure that no Texan goes hungry.
From Lubbock to Houston, from Uvalde to El Paso, every child in Texas deserves the freedom to learn and pursue their dreams. Together, we will demand that every child in Texas has access to accurate, safe, supportive, and fully funded schools. Texas wins when every student has access to a public education that prepares them for civic engagement and post-secondary success. As Texans, we demand that policy leaders fund our schools and ensure every child receives a quality, honest and safe education, no matter where they call home.
Texans across race, place, and background are worthy of the opportunity to pursue quality higher education and postsecondary opportunities. All students must be free to learn through a world-class education grounded in truth, facts and diverse perspectives. When every Texas student has access to a public education that prepares them for civic engagement and post-secondary success, the whole state prospers. We must enact the following solutions to ensure Texas students have access to accurate, honest, supportive, and fully funded schools.
No matter our race, gender, or place, Texans deserve dignified jobs that support thriving individuals and families. We raise the bar for every Texan living in our state when workers of all backgrounds earn living wages, experience safe working conditions, and access essential benefits like affordable health care coverage and paid family, medical, and sick leaves. Building worker power will balance the unfair advantage wealthy corporations hold over us — the people. Everyday Texans deserve to share in the prosperity their labor creates so we can thrive together. When power is balanced between the wealthiest corporations and workers, it raises the bar for all of us! Together we must enact the following solutions to ensure every worker in Texas is treated with dignity.
The Texas tax system is upside down: the wealthiest pay the least percentage of their income, while working families pay the highest percentage of their income. When we work together, we can hold accountable the powerful elected officials for prioritizing their wealthy friends over everyday Texans. We must work across differences to enact the following solutions to get our tax system right side up.
When we join together as voters, we can elect leaders who know our worth and chart a better future where every Texan has the freedom to thrive. We must enact the following solutions to ensure every Texan is heard and counted.
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