Bay Area Houston

Like Texas House District 129, it’s about local politics, your wallet, and your voting history.

Texas is divided into 31 Senate districts. Senate district 11 or SD11 covers parts of three counties, Galveston, Harris, and Brazoria. (See the map below) It covers south of Beltway 8 to the coast and from Angleton to Seabrook. (generally).

As with House District 129 the district has been represented by a Republican for 43 years. The last Democrat Was Senator Chet Brooks who served from 1983-1993. 43 years under republican rule and look at us now. Home insurance out the roof. The cost of Health insurance makes you sick. Auto insurance has crashed. The cost of electricity is shocking. Our schools are being starved with funding cuts and vouchers. The cost of living in the Bay Area has skyrocketed. And yet voters don’t want to change their voting habits.

The current Senator, “Money” Mayes Middleton is now running for Texas Attorney General leaving the seat open. State Representative Dennis Paul who has served for over 10 years is now running for the Senate seat. If you don’t know who Middleton or Paul is that is because they have never held a town hall meeting with their constituents. They only meet with the business community. Both are voucher supporters. Both believe in teaching their religion in schools. Both served on committees that should have addressed the insurance crisis. Both have ignored the rising cost of living in the district.

Democrats have had only one challenger back in 2008 as far as I remember. This year Shannon Dicely is challenging Paul. You can find information about her at https://www.shannondicely.com.

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