By Rita Cook
AUSTIN – Let’s talk about the final mid-term election stretch, which is where we are as I write my column.
Keep this column for future reference no matter if you vote blue, red, or somewhere in between.
What have the Republican and Democrat candidates promised constituents if they make it to the state capitol in January?
Republicans
For the 2026 Texas midterm elections, the Republican platform and overall promises from the candidates and incumbents have strongly revolved around combining strict border enforcement with an overhaul of the property tax system and educational reforms like universal school choice.
The main economic promise is to freeze property taxes at the purchase price and phase them out entirely over a six-year period using state spending reductions.
Regarding border security and enforcement, the idea is a continued and intensified funding for state-level border operations.
And as far as education reform this revolves around a statewide “school choice” voucher system and placing restrictions on gender and sexuality-related curriculum in K-12 public schools.
Governor Greg Abbott, who is going for a fourth-term bid advocates for “border security, economic...