June 2018

By: Christian Aleman Mike Collier, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, and Kendall Scudder, Democratic candidate for Texas Senate District Two, laid out their political ambitions before Commerce and surrounding area residents at TAMUC’s Sam Rayburn Student Center June 28. The two Democratic candidates discussed education, property taxes, and other issues as part of a joint […]

By: Travis Hairgrove Democratic candidates, Mike Collier for lieutenant governor and Kendall Scudder for State Senate District 2, “campaigned with and for” one another at a town hall meeting at Texas A&M University-Commerce Thursday. With the location of the meeting being a university and education being central to both candidates platforms, issues concerning public education

By Jonathan Tilove “It has been said that evil triumphs when man is silent; evil triumphed on Texas soil and Dan Patrick was silent,” said Mike Collier, the Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor at a news conference at the Fort Worth Convention Center, kicking off the party’s biennial state convention. “He had several days to

By Stef Manisero and Capital Tonight Staff  |  June 15, 2018 @10:05 AM AUSTIN, Texas — The man who wants to upset Republican incumbent Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is hoping his plan for reforming health care will resonate with voters. Mike Collier is an accountant who unsuccessfully ran for comptroller in 2014. Now, he’s aiming for the number

By: Erica Greider (Dan) Patrick is running for re-election this year. Having fended of a primary challenge from public education advocate Scott Milder, he will face Democrat Mike Collier in November. No one is really paying attention to the race, for some reason. But Patrick is, I suspect, more vulnerable than he appears. About 24

By: Catherine Marfin AUSTIN — Lieutenant governor hopeful Mike Collier announced his health care reform plan Tuesday, which aims to reduce costs and increase access to health care in Texas. “Achieving these goals will not be easy,” Collier said in a statement. “But it’s time to get cracking. Doing nothing — the only skill our

By: Brittany Williams When Mike Collier is asked about his party affiliation, he says he’s an accountant who rallies for “fiscal responsibility and problem solving.” Collier, a Democrat who is challenging Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in November, was in Longview on Saturday and attended the Longview Pride Festival in downtown. He said politicians like the

By Zach Despart The Texas Democratic Party’s nominees for the state’s two top offices chastised Republican leaders for what they say was a tepid response to President Donald Trump’s inaccurate comments about Hurricane Harvey rescuers. During a visit to Pinkerton’s Barbecue on Friday afternoon, gubernatorial candidate Lupe Valdez said Gov. Greg Abbott failed to forcefully