{"id":1937,"date":"2025-10-23T11:42:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-23T16:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/?page_id=1937"},"modified":"2026-05-26T12:31:38","modified_gmt":"2026-05-26T17:31:38","slug":"build-the-texas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/build-the-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Let’s Build the Texas We Want"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Let’s Build the Texas<\/span> We Want.<\/h1>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMost candidates have an “issues” page on their website.\u00a0 I decided to take a little different approach.\n\n

When I started this campaign, one of my friends said, “Talk about what you want, not just about what you don’t want.”\u00a0 I love that advice.\u00a0 So, the first thing I did when I decided to run was to start listening. What do you want your state representative to work on and care about?\u00a0 What kind of Texas do you want to live in?\n\n

Thousands of bills will be filed in the upcoming legislative session.\u00a0 As I think about how I will advocate for or against the bills that come before me — I plan to refer to this blueprint.\u00a0 Will this bill help to build this kind of Texas?\n\n\n

I’m still listening.\u00a0 If you have an issue that you are passionate about, I would love to hear what you have to say.\u00a0 My email is Ashley@ashleybeanthornton.com<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.\u00a0 Send me a note.\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t
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Blueprint: Let’s Build the Texas We Want<\/span><\/h4>

(Click here for a printable version.)\u00a0<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t

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Here’s what HD 56 Constituents have been telling me.\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>

Click a box to see the raw input from my listening sessions.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

Got something to add?\u00a0 Send me a note!\u00a0
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  • A place that supports making the arts available to all<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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    Basic Needs <\/div><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/i><\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t
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    • Let\u2019s build a Texas where we take care of those who cannot take care of themselves, where no one has to sleep on the street or go hungry. \u00a0<\/li>
    • \u00a0Support food security<\/li>
    • End for-profit prisons and reform incarceration<\/li>
    • That we are so high in food insecurity, particularly with children is an embarrassment \u2014 and the fact that our business economy is so great makes it even more so.<\/li>
    • Grocery store should not be able to throw away food. All should be donated to whoever needs or local farms for animal feed and or fertilizer.<\/li>
    • You probably know that the Dallas Morning News just reported that, according to Feeding America, Texas is the hungriest state in the US for the second year in a row. I would start by making sure the people who live here have enough access food.<\/li>
    • We would set priority in policies that help those in need to lift them up rather than take away what little they have.<\/li>
    • Access for all to food, public education, and healthcare<\/li>
    • SNAP would be expanded.<\/li>

    • Funding for needy<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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      • Better food and opportunity for children \u2013 free lunches for example . People should have an equal foundation to start from<\/p><\/li>

      • Day care<\/p><\/li>

      • After school<\/p><\/li>

      • Special Ed<\/p><\/li>

      • Child care<\/p><\/li>

      • Childcare<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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        • Where the bravado arrives to adaptive challenges of life \u2013 it would ask citizens to help solve the problem<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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          • Get less money involved in Texas politics.\u00a0 Get past all the grift and corruption in Texas.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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            • Cost of living for young people \u2013 salaries staying the same.\u00a0 Hard for young people starting out. People not getting paid enough.\u00a0 Maybe adjust minimum wage for people over 18 or something like that.<\/li>
            • Rent\/housing<\/li>
            • Economy \u2013 everything is so expensive<\/li>
            • Increase employment and salaries for those in the trades, healthcare, and home health care<\/li>

            • Economic aid\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

            • Raise Wages \u2013 Cost of Living\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

            • Revenue alternatives<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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              • Let\u2019s build a Texas where we appreciate and value diversity and, as a result, we reap its benefits.
                • Appreciation of diversity in Texas<\/li>
                • Encourage volunteerism and public projects<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                • We would support the huge diversity this state already has and promote more diverse representation.<\/li>
                • Safe for any and every type of person and family who wants to be a peaceable neighbor (yes, even Californians!\u00a0 )<\/li>
                • We would welcome others into our state rather than build walls and set policies to exclude and keep them out.<\/li>

                • Begin to recognize that just because a person has different skin color, religion, etc. they are not our enemy<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                  • Let\u2019s build a Texas where we have a thriving, diverse economy that supports the prosperity of all our people now and for the future.\u00a0 where economic opportunity is for everyone, not just the wealthy or well-connected, and where every Texan has a real chance to succeed.<\/li>
                  • Economics are doing great, people are moving in, companies are moving in.<\/li>
                  • There should be a limit of property holdings for banks and other big llc companies.<\/li>
                  • reduce racial inequality in wealth<\/li>
                  • focus some more on agriculture expansion<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                    • Elderly care<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                      • Care for the Environment<\/li>
                      • Clean, safe environment<\/li>
                      • Clean Air<\/li>
                      • Park Spaces<\/li>
                      • Expand Clean Energy<\/li>
                      • Make Waco Water better\/Keep Brazos clean upstream<\/li>
                      • Ensure that residents \u2013 not data centers \u2013 have enough (renewable) electricity & Water<\/li>
                      • Concerned about Data Centers and water, the environment<\/li>
                      • Let\u2019s build a Texas where we strike a good balance between protecting and living in our natural environment.\u00a0 Where we keep our world clean, beautiful, livable and enjoyable for the future.<\/li>
                      • Protect natural resources and wildlife<\/li>
                      • Treat water supply as a statewide emergency<\/li>
                      • Prevent agricultural waste from contaminating water<\/li>
                      • Invest in water conservation technologies and planning<\/li>
                      • deep plan environmental regulations Work more closely WITH industry in a synergetic manner<\/li>
                      • Protection and good stewardship of our natural resources, including wildlife,<\/li>
                      • Limit building permits and concrete.<\/li>
                      • Remove the river barriers that keep wildlife from migrating, among other things.<\/li>
                      • Take back Texas. Over 95% of Texas land is privately owned.<\/li>
                      • EPA \u2013 Solar, Wind<\/li>
                      • Address environmental issues: pollution, green energy, water conservation \u2013 but with modified controls so investors want to go forward.<\/li>

                      • Energy Alternatives<\/p><\/li>

                      • Improved environmental rules, protections and infrastructure to support it.<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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                        • A place where all citizens have the opportunity to thrive<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                          • We should be an accepting, inclusive space for diverse groups and individuals. Our narrative should be accepting and inclusive<\/li>
                          • A place where everyone can thrive<\/li>
                          • Equal rights \u2013 feels like we are backsliding<\/li>
                          • Y\u2019all means all<\/li>
                          • Protect human rights – particularly for immigrants right now<\/li>
                          • Concerned about Immigrants\u2019 Rights \u2013 Lack of due process<\/li>
                          • Education should not influenced by religion or politics<\/li>
                          • Free from Racism \u2013 Anti-Black Racism<\/li>
                          • Reduction of discrimination \u2013 racism<\/li>
                          • Restore DEI<\/li>
                          • Leave the LGBTQIA+ community alone<\/li>
                          • Gay rights<\/li>
                          • Doesn\u2019t feel safe, gay rights<\/li>
                          • Trans rights<\/li>
                          • Worried they are trying to overturn Obergefell\u00a0 and Texas would take gay marriage away<\/li>
                          • Protect Gay Marriage \u2013 Things like visiting your spouse in the hospital, property rights, etc.<\/li>
                          • Stop trying to enforce laws that take from the rights that people have<\/li>
                          • Support all people not just white, cisgender, hetero, etc.<\/li>
                          • Women\u2019s rights<\/li>
                          • Reproductive rights<\/li>
                          • Body Autonomy<\/li>
                          • Abortion rights \u2013 opportunity, even if it is limited in certain ways<\/li>
                          • Less government interference in every day \u2013 medical procedures, birth control, no regulation for example on whether or not you want to remove your uterus.<\/li>
                          • Not so strict abortion ban<\/li>
                          • Let\u2019s build a Texas where all Texans, including women and minorities, are treated equally under the law and in everyday life, where no one is denied opportunity or public benefit based on gender or minority status.<\/li>
                          • Legal protections for LGBTQ+ and minorities<\/li>
                          • Support for reproductive healthcare choices<\/li>
                          • Woman should have the rights to their bodies.<\/li>
                          • Body autonomy for women the right to make decisions about their own healthcare choices and what is best for them.<\/li>
                          • Ensure fair treatment in policing and eliminate racial profiling<\/li>
                          • Insure that minorities have equal protection under the law, including the LGBTQ community.<\/li>
                          • Men should have the right to walk away.<\/li>
                          • Reproductive rights.<\/li>
                          • We would allow women to make their own choices with their medical provider regarding reproductive health and choice<\/li>
                          • Women wouldn\u2019t have to leave the state for healthcare.<\/li>
                          • Let\u2019s build a Texas where we tend the fences between our freedoms wisely. Let\u2019s give each other as much freedom as we can while keeping each other safe and maintaining a respectful community.\u00a0 to give each other as much freedom<\/li>
                          • . Part of Texas\u2019 appeal and growth is freedom from heavy-handed government intrusion into every area of our lives.\ufffc<\/li>
                          • Keep government out of sports, bathrooms, library stacks and doctors’ offices.<\/li>
                          • Take religion out of public schools.<\/li>
                          • Separation of church and state.<\/li>
                          • I would like a Texas where people can be who they are, love who they love, and have autonomy over their own bodies.<\/li>
                          • Marijuana<\/li>
                          • We would decriminalize marijuana, and allow people to grow their own, with a limit of no more than 6 plants<\/li>
                          • Decriminalize marijuana and allow home grow<\/li>

                          • Freedom from social issue regulation<\/p><\/li>

                          • Respect and Care for All people<\/p><\/li>

                          • Separate church from state.\u00a0 Go back to that.\u00a0 Get religion out of politics, otherwise tax them.<\/p><\/li>

                          • More DEI<\/p><\/li>

                          • I would love for Texas to be more involved in caring for all people and acceptance of all persons no matter how \u201cdifferent\u201d\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

                          • Increase equality and support for all citizens<\/p><\/li>

                          • Separation of Church & State must be protected<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                              • Gun Safety – Where’s the baseline?\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                • Ensure health care access to everyone<\/li>
                                • Accessible, affordable healthcare and a favorable environment to attract healthcare professionals<\/li>
                                • Better Medicaid reimbursement rates & allow some responsibility shared (i.e. no show fees)<\/li>
                                • Women\u2019s Health \u2013 Access to Reproductive Health Care<\/li>
                                • Give women the right to make choices about their body with medical support, not laws<\/li>
                                • Stop punishing people for their choice to go out of state to seek care (Women\u2019s Health)<\/li>
                                • More funding for Mental Health<\/li>
                                • Socialized health care<\/li>
                                • Women\u2019s rights\/Reproductive Rights<\/li>
                                • Let\u2019s build a Texas where everyone has access to quality physical and mental health care, one where our communities are safe and support healthy living.<\/li>
                                • Healthcare access from cradle to grave<\/li>
                                • Insure medical coverage for all Texans from the cradle to the grave.<\/li>
                                • Expand Medicaid!<\/li>
                                • Medicaid would be expanded<\/li>
                                • Expansion of Medicaid would take care of thousands who fell through the ACA cracks. They don’t make quite enough to qualify for a $0 premium ACA policy but a few dollars too much for the Medicaid limits.<\/li>
                                • Create internships and support medical training<\/li>
                                • \u00a0Support for public mental health programs<\/li>
                                • We would make birth control available more readily available to young people beginning in junior high.<\/li>
                                • Scout out co-op insurance companies to spread the costs out for those who need to supplement Medicaid.<\/li>
                                • Medicaid-Compliant Annuities, Asset Protection via House Transfers, The \u201cMedicaid Spend Down\u201d and Exempt Assets, Look-Back Planning (5-Year Rule), Qualified Income Trusts (\u201cMiller Trusts\u201d) are just a few and may not pertain to everyone but set up of public trusts or corporations or public pro-bono estate and medicaid lawyers and specialist the city should have a list of these people or at least employ a deptartment especially considering the volume of “poverty” in Waco proper.<\/li>
                                • Healthy women create healthy societies. We need to prioritize women\u2019s and children\u2019s health.<\/li>
                                • Get rid of all unnecessary food dies and preservatives.<\/li>
                                • Tax cigarette and alcohol by 100%<\/li>
                                • Get young people more involved in their communities, doing public projects for more parks and public spaces and healthy outdoor activities for children.<\/li>
                                • Places to walk, safely. Parks to walk to.<\/li>
                                • On the community side Waco can not be high crime,<\/li>
                                • There would be more sensible gun control laws.<\/li>
                                • get young people more involved in their communities, doing public projects for more parks and public spaces and healthy outdoor activities for children.\ufffc<\/li>
                                • End Texas for profit prisons and upgrade all to include better conditions which would increase safety and health of all employees who work there (for those who don’t care about prison conditions for the prisoners. Include skills and mental health programs in prison time to decrease recidivism and improve chances at a successful post incarceration life.<\/li>

                                • Healthcare \u2013 supporting better insurance and funding for low income and homeless population.\u00a0 Assistance for hospitals in rural and inner city to keep open \u2013 lack of resources in underserved areas\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

                                • Health care for all<\/p><\/li>

                                • Health Care<\/p><\/li>

                                • Healthcare \u2013 Medicaid with Federal money<\/p><\/li>

                                • Health Care Access<\/p><\/li>

                                • Access to health care \u2013 especially women\u2019s health.<\/p><\/li>

                                • Access to healthcare for all, regardless of income.\u00a0 More access to public assistance for healthcare.<\/p><\/li>

                                • More kindness for underserved \u2013 Especially health care.<\/p><\/li>

                                • Health insurance<\/p><\/li>

                                • Health insurance<\/p><\/li>

                                • Health care<\/p><\/li>

                                • Universal healthcare for all system<\/p><\/li>

                                • I would love for Texas to be more involved in caring for all people especially concerning healthcare and acceptance of all persons no matter how \u201cdifferent\u201d Expanding Medicaid would be a great first step.\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

                                • Improve medical care, especially maternal\/fetal & pediatric health<\/p><\/li>

                                • Healthcare<\/p><\/li>

                                • Healthcare<\/p><\/li>

                                • Healthcare<\/p><\/li>

                                • Attracting Doctors and Health staff to TX<\/p><\/li>

                                • Healthcare help \u2013 What can be done to improve the current situation?<\/p><\/li>

                                • Healthcare reform and accessibility; \u00a0Medicaid expansion, scope of practice preservation<\/p><\/li>

                                • Increase funding for healthcare<\/p><\/li>

                                • Increase support for women\u2019s healthcare & abortion<\/p><\/li>

                                • Full funding for Planned Parenthood<\/p><\/li>

                                • Women\u2019s Health \u2013 Abortion right review, ensure women aren\u2019t dying from pregnancy<\/p><\/li>

                                • Easier to apply for medicaid<\/p><\/li>

                                • Mental Health<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                                  • Protect Higher Ed from political agendas & Retribution<\/li>

                                  • Public higher ed<\/p><\/li>

                                  • Let\u2019s build a Texas where college, trade school, and other post-secondary options are affordable and accessible.<\/p><\/li>

                                  • Provide 2 tuition-free community college years for each high school graduate.<\/p><\/li>

                                  • Access for all citizens to be able to attend college regardless of ability to pay.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                    • Let\u2019s build a Texas where people can find a place to live that doesn\u2019t eat up their whole budget, and home ownership is an attainable goal for most working families.<\/li>
                                    • Overhaul the property appraisal system<\/li>
                                    • Reform property taxes for aging homeowners<\/li>
                                    • Rental assistance funding<\/li>
                                    • Use public land to support housing<\/li>
                                    • Overhaul the property appraisal system put it under state government oversight instead of local oversight.<\/li>

                                    • Housing for the elderly<\/p><\/li>

                                    • Housing affordability<\/p><\/li>

                                    • Housing<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                                      • Let\u2019s build a Texas where people with disabilities have the accessibility and support they need to participate fully in community life, and to live as independently as possible.<\/li>
                                      • and funded group homes for the physically and mentally disabled.<\/li>
                                      • equal access for those with disabilities to our capitol including being able to park close to the north entrance. Incidentally the north door is the only entrance to our capitol with a ramp!<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                        • Immigration \u2013 Adult children & special needs kids of paperless parents, brought here as KIDS or born here.<\/li>
                                        • No Wall<\/li>
                                        • No ICE\u00a0<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                          • Not so much \u201cTexas pride\u201d (Almost like nationalism for a state)<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                            • Let\u2019s build a Texas where utilities and infrastructure are reliable and set us up for livability and economic growth now and for the future.<\/li>
                                            • Improve public transportation (trains, etc.)<\/li>
                                            • Create safe, walkable communities<\/li>
                                            • Improve and modernize the electrical grid<\/li>
                                            • The electric grid is vitally important. The state government is working with private companies to improve the production and distribution of electricity.<\/li>
                                            • Invest in small standardized nuclear generating facilities<\/li>
                                            • Provide government-private coordination for grid reliability<\/li>
                                            • Water supply is critical.<\/li>
                                            • EPA \u2013 Solar, Wind<\/li>
                                            • Treat water supply as a statewide emergency<\/li>
                                            • Prevent agricultural waste from contaminating water<\/li>
                                            • Invest in water conservation technologies and planning<\/li>
                                            • Utilities such as water are critical.<\/li>
                                            • Infrastructure to \u00a0support manufacturing and enhanced utility transportation\/transmission.<\/li>
                                            • We should be tech ready and capable<\/li>

                                            • Better infrastructure (roads, bridges, dams)<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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                                              • Let\u2019s build a Texas where we have good paying jobs and a workforce with the skills and resources to fill them.<\/li>
                                              • Reinstate life skills and vocational classes in K-12<\/li>
                                              • More support for high school job readiness<\/li>
                                              • Support job training in high schools<\/li>
                                              • Where will qualified workers come from, where is the next training facility? How will the high schools change their curricula to enhance preparation to hit the ground running? Where is the safety and quality training that each of these companies need for support?<\/li>
                                              • We cannot be low skilled.\u00a0 We need to have motivated, prepared workers ready and willing to step into these jobs,<\/li>
                                              • Need livable wages for blue collar workers or essential workers – The ones who “saved the world during covid” – Can they afford to live?<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                                • AI becoming more prominent \u2013 hard to tell facts from Bots<\/li>
                                                • No scary replacements for PBS (Prager U) \u2013 no whitewashing history.\u00a0 Need neutral news.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                                  • Need to recenter – don\u2019t want to shift what we believe because the goal posts are moving \u2013 my ideas are not radical.<\/li>
                                                  • More listening<\/li>
                                                  • Our thinking should be more spectrum based, not so black and white.\u00a0 Humanity is more varied than that \u2013 we can\u2019t be put into boxes.\u00a0 Be nice.\u00a0 People first.\u00a0 The rest is details.\u00a0 Stop looking at the details.<\/li>
                                                  • Tone down the rhetoric<\/li>
                                                  • Become more amicable and aligned\u00a0<\/li>
                                                  • Civility is so important in life and politics & the Texas legislators should be good examples of civility<\/li>
                                                  • Take care of our citizens \u2013 unity<\/li>
                                                  • I want Texas to be friendly again.\u00a0<\/li>
                                                  • Everyone has a story and everyone\u2019s perspective matters.\u00a0 Can we balance it all out?<\/li>
                                                  • A place respecting different voices \u2013 move to non-partisanship dialogue<\/li>
                                                  • Get rid of extreme right politicians<\/li>
                                                  • Become more amicable and aligned\u00a0<\/li>
                                                  • Civility is so important in life and politics & the Texas legislators should be good examples of civility<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                                    • Better government overall<\/li>
                                                    • Be willing to do what your heart tells you is right for the majority of the people, not just your donors<\/li>
                                                    • Keeping programs that work \u2013 don\u2019t destroy the good stuff<\/li>
                                                    • Continue to make Texas strong<\/li>
                                                    • More transparency<\/li>
                                                    • Being honest<\/li>
                                                    • No Abbot<\/li>
                                                    • Get rid of Abbot and replace him with someone who is people oriented.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                                      • Prioritize Funding<\/li>
                                                      • Department of ed funding<\/li>
                                                      • Respect separation of church and state<\/li>
                                                      • provide places at school for Muslim children to pray as their religion requires.<\/li>
                                                      • Keep religion out of our Public Schools<\/li>
                                                      • All kinds of students should feel welcomed and encouraged at school.<\/li>
                                                      • Welcoming for all kids (DEI)<\/li>
                                                      • Concerned about reversal of DEI and dismantling special education<\/li>
                                                      • Support kids to support learning \u2013 e.g. school lunches<\/li>
                                                      • Resist privatization of schools<\/li>
                                                      • Stop this school voucher nonsense<\/li>
                                                      • No public funding of private schools.<\/li>
                                                      • Education \u2013 funding vs. vouchers sending money to private schools<\/li>
                                                      • Stop subsidizing private schools<\/li>
                                                      • Support for arts in public education<\/li>
                                                      • Pour money into public schools for teachers and the arts<\/li>
                                                      • We would value education for all, rather than just for the wealthy.<\/li>
                                                      • Value education and science<\/li>
                                                      • Ban book bans<\/li>
                                                      • Cease book bans, especially for persons 15 years of age and older.<\/li>
                                                      • We would focus more on education than book banning.<\/li>
                                                      • Work more closely WITH industry in a synergetic manner<\/li>
                                                      • Local Chamber of Commerce should have an active role in evaluating schools. Are the public schools turning out capable candidates for job openings? Can high school graduates step into introductory positions and not require costly training? Most introductory positions require candidates to be able to communicate effectively, both spoken and written, and have the ability to think clearly and rationally.<\/li>
                                                      • Increase the pay of teachers and give them larger budgets to work with so they don’t have to pay for classroom supplies out of their own pockets.<\/li>
                                                      • Bring back classes like woodworking, shop, and home economics, as well as life skills classes.<\/li>
                                                      • No “whitewashing” and rewriting history.<\/li>
                                                      • Teachers should be allowed to teach about history as it really was<\/li>
                                                      • Use national standardized tests to check progress<\/li>
                                                      • Universal Pre-K funded\/Pre-K, child care + education<\/li>
                                                      • Good schools<\/li>
                                                      • Educational funding and support<\/li>
                                                      • Roll Back Vouchers law<\/li>
                                                      • Let the public school fund loose!!! And pay our teachers what they deserve!<\/li>
                                                      • A place where public education is of quality more uniformly distributed across the state.<\/li>
                                                      • Get the 10 commandments out of schools<\/li>

                                                      • Education\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Better schools for the public<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • School vouchers for private schools take away needed funds for state schools.<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Schools should not be putting specific religions over others.<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Fully funding special education and public schools<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • A system of accountability for schools who do not follow children\u2019s individual education plans (IEPs)<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Education for all kids<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Public education \u2013 appropriate funding and supporting best practices; early childhood development\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Public education \u2013 stop defunding it!<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Education<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Education<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Education \u2013 no charter school funding<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Increased funding for public schools<\/p><\/li>

                                                      • Increase funding for public school<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                                                        • Improve public transportation<\/li>

                                                        • Sidewalks<\/p><\/li>

                                                        • Trains!<\/li>
                                                        • Fund a high speed rail parallel to I35<\/li>
                                                        • More transportation projects<\/li>

                                                        • Transportation<\/p><\/li>

                                                        • Rail connections between major cities<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

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                                                          • Make public assistance easier \u2013 e.g. filing for unemployment<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                                            • Let\u2019s build a Texas where we have a thriving, diverse economy that supports the prosperity of all our people now and for the future.\u00a0 where economic opportunity is for everyone, not just the wealthy or well-connected, and where every Texan has a real chance to succeed.<\/li>
                                                            • Economics are doing great, people are moving in, companies are moving in.<\/li>
                                                            • There should be a limit of property holdings for banks and other big llc companies.<\/li>
                                                            • reduce racial inequality in wealth<\/li>
                                                            • focus some more on agriculture expansion<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                                              • Veterans housing\/medical<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t
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                                                                • Limit corporate campaign contributions \u2013 no more \u201cBought\u201d Legislators\u2013<\/li>
                                                                • Stop voter suppression<\/li>
                                                                • Listen to the people instead of assuming they know what is best<\/li>
                                                                • Strengthening things in the state, rather than trying to do what makes us look good to the people in Washington<\/li>
                                                                • No Domination by one party<\/li>
                                                                • Stop Gerrymandering<\/li>
                                                                • Representation should match how the voters vote in Texas (It should not happen that one party can get more votes, but the other party end up with more representatives.)<\/li>
                                                                • Term Limits<\/li>
                                                                • Let\u2019s build a Texas where voting is secure, fair, and convenient, and where everyone has a fair opportunity to participate in our democracy and in building our communities.<\/li>
                                                                • – Fair and safe voting processes<\/li>
                                                                • We would make it easier to vote instead of continuing to make it harder and harder.<\/li>
                                                                • We would eliminate gerrymandering, and drawing district lines to favor party affiliation.<\/li>
                                                                • Redistricting to undo the gerrymandering that has removed good people from office and limited influence of the minority votes. The latest district lines are absurd!<\/li>
                                                                • Stop the gerrymandering and redlining. Improve the people\u2019s ability to vote- (Hispanic\/Latino, Black, Asian).<\/li>
                                                                • get young people more involved in their communities, doing public projects for more parks and public spaces and healthy outdoor activities for children.\ufffc<\/li>

                                                                • Stop gerrymandering our elective districts and do it every 10 years after the national census, not every couple of years.<\/p><\/li>

                                                                • Let all voices be heard and represented.\u00a0 Gerry-mandering is bad \u2013 disenfranchising, redistricting.<\/p><\/li>

                                                                • Equal representation for all Texans\u00a0<\/p><\/li>

                                                                • Voting Accessibility<\/p><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                                  Let’s Build the Texas We Want. Most candidates have an “issues” page on their website.\u00a0 I decided to take a little different approach. When I started this campaign, one of my friends said, “Talk about what you want, not just about what you don’t want.”\u00a0 I love that advice.\u00a0 So, the first thing I did […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":18,"featured_media":2292,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"Join Ashley\u202fBean\u202fThornton, candidate for Texas House District\u202f56, in a community\u2011conversation about creating the Texas we all believe in\u2014strong communities, fair opportunity, shared freedom and real dialogue. Tell Ashley what matters to you.","_seopress_robots_index":"","_seopress_robots_follow":"","_seopress_robots_imageindex":"","_seopress_robots_snippet":"","_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_robots_breadcrumbs":"","_seopress_robots_freeze_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_custom_modified_date":"","_seopress_robots_canonical":"","_seopress_social_fb_title":"","_seopress_social_fb_desc":"","_seopress_social_fb_img":"","_seopress_social_fb_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_fb_img_height":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_title":"","_seopress_social_twitter_desc":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img":"","_seopress_social_twitter_img_attachment_id":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_width":0,"_seopress_social_twitter_img_height":0,"_seopress_redirections_value":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled":"","_seopress_redirections_enabled_regex":"","_seopress_redirections_logged_status":"both","_seopress_redirections_param":"","_seopress_redirections_type":301,"_seopress_analysis_target_kw":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1937","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1937","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/18"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1937"}],"version-history":[{"count":151,"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1937\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3353,"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1937\/revisions\/3353"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2292"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ashleybeanthornton.com\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1937"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}