Texas Republican political leaders take perverse pride in how deeply they have cut our state's education budget. Thousands of teachers have been pulled from classrooms, schools have closed and valuable programs have been canceled. In many places, districts are forced to choose between prekindergarten programs and English, algebra and art.

I care about life and I have a record of fighting for people above all else.

Harvard was the most intimidating experience. I felt so out of my league there.

When you're serving at the local level, you have to build strong personal relationships to get things done.

Texas Republican political leaders take perverse pride in how deeply they have cut our state's education budget. Thousands of teachers have been pulled from classrooms, schools have closed and valuable programs have been canceled. In many places, districts are forced to choose between prekindergarten programs and English, algebra and art.

Let's face it, Obama is not a hugely popular political figure in the state of Texas.

Let's make sure that we are working for age-appropriate sex education in our school system.