Lee County, Texas Democratic Party

06/06/2026

Protest Submissions for proposed WWTP to discharge into Cummins Creek/ Ranches/ Surrounding Farmlands for a 1400-1500 home high-density development. We aim to protect our natural resources and rural communities.

06/06/2026

State Rep. Gina Hinojosa is going on offense -- launching her first general election TV ad targeting Greg Abbott during the NBA Finals. Her campaign is spending up to five figures to reach Texas voters watching the Spurs take on the Knicks.

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06/06/2026

Today in Cameron!!!

06/06/2026

Christina is at Stuermer Store today and ready to assist you in submitting your TCEQ public comment/protest. If you’re not able to make it in, please reach out to us.

**Community Wide meeting scheduled for Thursday, June 11, at American Legion Hall, Giddings, Texas**

06/05/2026

Just can't repeat this enough

Texas: All hat and no cattle!
Facts:

🎓 Worst reading scores in the history of the national exam — and SAT scores down 6 straight years.

🏥 #1 uninsured rate in the nation — 5.1 million Texans with no coverage (Census, 2024)

👶 Worst child uninsured rate in the U.S. — 1.1M kids, ~1 in 4 nationwide (Census, 2024)

⚰️ Maternal deaths jumped 56% after the 2021 abortion ban — vs. 11% nationally (GEPI)

🍽️ Largest food-insecure population in the nation — 5.4 million, a third are kids (Feeding America)

🥫 #1 for USDA low-income food deserts (Every Texan)

🎓 Among the lowest school funding — 47th, ~$5,664 below average (NEA, 2024-25)

🔫 Most active-shooter incidents of any state in 2024 (FBI)

💥 Among the leaders in mass shootings — 31 in 2025 (Gun Violence Archive)

🪦 Among the most gun deaths in the country — ~4,400 in 2024 (CDC)

⚡ Power grid graded D- — among the worst in the U.S. (Grid Strategies, 2025)

💧 Drinking water D+, wastewater D- — boil-water notices doubled since 2019 (ASCE, 2025)

🏚️ 9th-highest property tax rate — bill ~$900 above the national median (Census, 2026)

⚖️ 7th most regressive tax system — the poor pay ~5.5x the rich on sales tax (ITEP)

🏠 Top-5 priciest for home insurance, #1 for billion-dollar disasters this decade (Insurify)

🌪️ 15% of all U.S. billion-dollar disasters — now ~11 a year (Texas 2036)

😞 2nd-worst quality of life in 2025 — dead last in 2024 (CNBC)

💸 Average household pays $1,040 more a month than in Jan. 2021 (Joint Economic Committee)

⚰️ All-time U.S. ex*****on leader — more than the next 4 states combined (DPIC)

⚠️ Most workplace deaths of any state in 2024 — and no guaranteed water breaks for outdoor workers (OSHA)

📚 2nd in the nation for school book bans — 1,781 in 2024-25 (PEN America)

🧠 Among the worst for mental health access — 2/3 of counties have no psychiatrist (MHA/NAMI)

🤰 Teen birth rate 49% above national — 3rd-highest for repeat teen births (Healthy Futures of TX)

🏥 Lost rural hospital care in more communities than any state — 26 since 2010 (Chartis, 2025)

🤱 90+ rural hospitals stopped delivering babies — among the worst maternity deserts in the U.S. (Texans Care for Children)

🦠 Epicenter of the worst U.S. measles outbreak in 30+ years — 760+ cases, 2 kids dead (CDC, 2025)

🗳️ Among the hardest states to vote — 46th of 50, dead last in 2020 (Election Law Journal)

🍼 ~1 in 4 of all U.S. congenital syphilis cases — with just 10% of births (CDC/Texas DSHS)

06/05/2026

The Trump administration agreed to strip endangered ​species protection from a lizard whose habitat overlapped the largest oil-producing region in the United ‌States, settling a lawsuit brought by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton.

06/04/2026

When I visited Grimes County two weeks ago, people told me they were worried county leaders would rush through the Terafab (SpaceX, Tesla, xAI) chip factory deal without giving the public a real chance to weigh in or ask questions.

That's exactly what happened this week.

It's becoming a familiar playbook across Texas, especially in rural counties like Grimes: big tech shows up with promises and money, deals get negotiated behind closed doors, and communities have to live with the consequences. The ink dries before the proposals get meaningful public comment.

Big tech companies are working hard (and spending a lot) to influence who gets elected at every level of government, from county commissioners to members of Congress, because they want decision-makers who will rubber-stamp projects through with as little resistance as possible.

People like the hundreds of Grimes citizens who showed up to commissioner's court on Wednesday aren't against economic development. In fact, many shared with me they were excited to learn more about the project and the potential benefits it could bring to the county. But they are against being cut out of decisions that will shape their water, roads, taxes, energy grid, and future.

If a project is good for a community, it should be able to withstand public scrutiny. The rush to approve these deals without transparency or accountability tells its own story.

(Photo credit: Grimes County Citizens for Responsible Development)

06/04/2026

Grimes County commissioners today voted to approve a tax abatement for Elon Musk's billion-dollar chip plant.

06/04/2026

Commissioners also approved a reinvestment zone designation for the project