It's time citizens were allowed to elect those responsible for regulating their essential services--heating, lighting and telephones. That's why I have proposed combining the Texas Public Utility Commission and the Texas Railroad Commission into a single agency -- elected by popular vote.
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HOUSTON - Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Tony Sanchez wowed - and wooed - members of Houston's gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community last weekend with promises for a state government that "will fairly represent all Texans." Sanchez appeared at a private home in Montrose and spoke to the crowd of about 75 people for about two hours.
"He's not a barn-burner, but I would say that the barn got warm," said Kathy Hubbard, co-owner of Hubbard Financial Services and Houston City Council Member Annise Parker's life-partner.
Sanchez has said he supports domestic partner benefits and opposes bills that would outlaw gay and lesbian parenting and foster parenting. "I was delighted by his statements that anti-GLBT adoption bills are outrageous and offensive and that he would promptly veto them," Hubbard said. "He said such laws would deny children the right to a happy home and that the state has no interest in disrupting happy families."
"One of the things that was especially insightful, was that he said that when he was elected governor, the gay and lesbian community will be represented in his administration and not just on gay and lesbian issues, but all the issues that are important to Texas," said Houstonian John Michael Gonzales, chair of D.C.-based AIDS Action Foundation. "What that says to me is that this man thinks that our community has something to offer and not just on the issues that affect us narrowly; he believes that we're full-fledged Texans." Sanchez also detailed his support for the Texas Employment
Non-Discrimination Act, a bill that has been introduced in each of the last several sessions of the Texas Legislature by openly-gay Austin State Representative Glen Maxey. He also stated his support for Dallas State Representative Harryette Erhardt's education bill banning discrimination based upon sexual orientation in Texas schools.
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"It's been a long primary and we've only got about three days to go," Sanchez told the mostly Hispanic crowd. "My wife and my children and I are sacrificing a lot of our time, a lot of our resources to try to give something back to Texas, because we want to make Texas fair and equal and respectful to all people."
Both major Democrats identify coverage for a million uninsured children as a top priority, along with proposals to pay for it. Tony Sanchez, candidate for governor says, "We'll have those when I'm elected governor of Texas. I think that's one of the first things I'll do to make sure those children are covered." Clearly it is not just a Hispanic issue; still Tony Sanchez talked about it at a clinic catering to Hispanics.
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And minutes after Sanchez secured his Democratic victory over fellow Mexican-American Dan Morales by winning 60 percent of the vote, Perry — at an election night party in San Antonio — vowed he would win the Latino vote in November. “I think it’s important for us to respect the culture, and I’m going to get the Hispanic vote,” he said
Morales suggested that Sanchez — by insisting that Spanish and English be treated equally — was trying to divide voters by race, ethnicity and language. Sanchez accused Morales of being “embarrassed” to be Hispanic and chided his opposition to affirmative action in state universities.
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