Laurel Jordan Swift

Education

Texas needs to boost state funding for public schools, reduce reliance on local taxes, and ensure competitive pay for teachers. By nurturing critical thinking and problem-solving skills, and supporting trade education through partnerships and apprenticeships, we can prepare students for various paths post-high school.Well educated kids are the key to prosperity in Texas. Learn more

We must resist efforts to divert funds to private and home schooling, which lack accountability. Learn more

Healthcare

The Affordable Care Act allows states to expand Medicaid to more low income families, funded almost entirely by federal dollars. While our income taxes have helped 40 states adopt this plan, Texas refuses to do so. Expanding Medicaid would cover over a million low-income Texans, with federal funding, and require less of our property tax dollars to subsidize our local hospitals. Texans’ federal taxes help other states; it’s time Texans benefit too from Medicaid expansion. Learn more

Immigration

Texas is on the frontlines of the border debate. This issue has long demanded federal action. State leaders must work with the federal government for effective border solutions, rather than engage in partisan disputes. We should not subsidize the federal government with state tax dollars. We should require our leaders in the US Congress to address these issues at the federal level. Congress must enact a bipartisan, comprehensive immigration bill, covering border security, immigration court expansion, annual quotas, and plans for current residents. A multifaceted approach, beyond just physical barriers, is needed. Texans shouldn’t shoulder the national border’s financial responsibility. We need our elected officials to compromise and create beneficial solutions. Learn more