Tag Archives: Leticia Van De Putte

Leticia Van de Putte Calls for ‘Texas Solution’ To Expand Medicaid

In the just released Texas First health plan, Lt. Governor candidate Leticia Van de Putte made it official, calling for a 'Texas solution' to expand Medicaid in the Lone Star State.  Here's more from the campaign via press release...

San Antonio, TX —Senator Leticia Van … Continue Reading ››

Turning Texas Blue is About Texas, Not Expats

A new piece in the New York Times takes a look at recent migration patterns to Southern states, and suggests that the reason for Virginia and Florida's quick path to swing status is based more on their migratory patterns than anything else.  Here's the post from Nate Cohn...

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Debate Grate: Is Dan Patrick Afraid of Leticia Van de Putte??

In this year's race for Texas Lieutenant Governor, one candidate is ready to rumble, while the other is scared to even get in the ring.  Do you know which is which?  If not, Here's the story from the Houston Chronicle...

Democratic lieutenant governor nominee Leticia Van de Putte said Thursday that … Continue Reading ››

Texoblogosphere: week of July 21st

The Texas Progressive Alliance mourns the tragedy of MH17 as it brings you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff looks at Travis County's design for a new kind of voting machine, one that will add security, ease of use, and an honest to goodness paper receipt. From WCNews at Eye on Williamson, Democrats running … Continue Reading ››

Van de Putte Bests Patrick in Latest Fundraising Haul

It's been a good month for the Senator from San Antonio, as Alex Ura of the Texas Tribune reports...
Democratic state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte and Republican state Sen. Dan Patrick, who are facing off in a fiery race for lieutenant governor, have both raised about $1 million since the end of May … Continue Reading ››

Van de Putte Launches First Campaign Video

If you're a top ticket candidate for an election, it's pretty easy to grab the spotlight and make your voice heard on the issues.  For that year, your nomination to run for the state's highest office gets a lot of focus from the press, and is typically accompanied a healthy dose of funding resources. But for … Continue Reading ››

GOP Continues To Ignore Changing Texas

In last Sunday's Houston Chronicle, Gary Scharrer's op-ed provided an epic indictment of the Texas GOP-dominated legislature and it's priorities. He tells it like it is...

Texas is headed for the ditch, but few people are aware of the state's perilous path. The demographers have seen the future, though, because … Continue Reading ››