“I’ll fight every day to protect our families
and our future.”

• Richard will continue his fight to save our schools and help our children and teachers.
  

• Richard will continue to fight to cut property taxes for all home owners!
  

• Richard will continue to fight against a state income tax!
  

• Richard will continue to fight against any increase in college tuition rates!
  

• And, Richard will continue to fight for our voting rights!

A Record of Service for Texas

• Co-author of 2005 Democratic education plan to put over $4 billion more into our schools, raise teacher pay, and give middle class homeowners larger property tax cuts than Governor Perry’s plan.

• Authored legislation creating the Texas Tomorrow Fund, a pre-paid college tuition program to allow parents to save for their children’s education.

• Championed Voting Rights and led the fight against Tom DeLay’s partisan 2003 Congres-sional redistricting plan that split communities across the state.

• Co-sponsored plans to deliver basic medical services to more needy children in South Texas and dental services in border counties.

• Authored legislation to attract federal funding for victims of family violence.

• Sponsored the “Texans Work Program” to find jobs for those in need.

• Sponsored plan for tuition and fee exemptions for veterans, survivors and military personnel atten-ding Texas colleges and universities.