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DeWayne Burns retweeted
If you want to know why Texas went blue?
Because Abbott and the rest of the government stopped being accountable to the people. They took their constituents for granted. They treated it as a shoe-in one party system.
You saw it when Abbott took an unpopular school voucher system that was rejected time after time, and he shoved it through. Going so far as to help primary Republicans where vouchers made zero sense and hurt their constituents. You could see it in how they got so arrogant that they ditched an incumbent for a guy who every Republican whose worked in politics for a long time has told me is one of the most corrupt politicians in recent history.
Of course, the broader environment, inflation, war, etc. played a huge role. But the absolute arrogance and dismissing of the people is why the once thought to be impossible is now reality.
And that’s a good thing. Politicians should be accountable to their people. There needs to be an incentive to serving those who elected you. That’s how the system works.
1/ How’d we get here? It all starts 100% with vouchers. That’s when rural Texans began to wonder if statewide Republicans really had their best interests at heart. We can all point to that single issue and what the Governor did afterward to his long-time allies.
2/ There’s no question that rural TX became aware that they’re not a priority. Pile on data centers, Trump tariffs, property taxes, fuel costs, inflation, etc. Pro-voucher, statewide Republicans betrayed the truly conservative, Republican reps from rural TX, like me.
1/ Good news for rural Texas health care. After months of delay, the feds approved nearly $12 billion in Medicaid funding for Texas hospitals and providers. Hospitals estimated the stall was costing them $27 million a day. That money now flows. gov.texas.gov/news/post/gove…
3/ More help is on the way. The state plans to award $87 million in Rural Texas Strong grants to 129 rural providers to recruit doctors and EMS, replace aging equipment, and shore up facilities. gov.texas.gov/news/post/gove…
4/ And proud to see @TarletonState leading the way. Tarleton researchers are part of a new NIH-funded study on why rural hospitals close and how to keep care close to home. Rural health is Tarleton’s mission, and Texas is better for it. tarleton.edu/news/nih-funded…
DeWayne Burns retweeted
Tarleton State is contributing to a five-year National Institutes of Health-funded research project examining rural hospital closures and strategies to improve healthcare access nationwide.
Dr. Subi Gandhi, professor of public health and co-director of the Center for Rural Resilience, will serve as a co-investigator, bringing her expertise in rural health to this national collaboration with Johns Hopkins University and Harvard University.
Learn more: bit.ly/4yBeHNe
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What a great night! Parker and I loved playing and singing for the postgame Texan Alley crowd last Saturday with the wonderfully talented Savannah Freeman.
DeWayne Burns retweeted
Since 2018, no Division I program in Texas has won more games than Tarleton. After a 12-win season and the nation's top FCS recruiting class, expectations have never been higher.
@TarletonFB @TarletonSports @TarletonState | @Carter_Yates16
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DeWayne Burns retweeted
Congratulations to @TarletonMGolf on earning a spot in the @NCAA Division I Men’s Golf National Tournament! Your focus and performance on the course continue to elevate @TarletonState on the national stage. We are proud of you 💜
#TarletonState #BleedPurple
A unique, all-in collab between Tarleton and Ft Worth that will make tangible, positive impacts on students and employers very soon. @TarletonPrez has done the work needed to identify workforce and educational needs in our region. This plan will effectively address them.
Today, we unveiled the new Fort Worth Master Plan. This is more than a milestone for our university. It’s a promise that we are listening to one of our state’s fastest-growing regions and will continue to serve it.
Read more: bit.ly/423NqFB
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DeWayne Burns retweeted
Congratulations to Coach Cain and our @TarletonMGolf team. Our Texans just won the 2026 @WACsports championship. 🥇🏆 #RollTexans #BleedPurple
DeWayne Burns retweeted
Texans shock Longhorns in Austin, hand 2nd ranked Texas 2nd loss of season tinyurl.com/4dy6593x
DeWayne Burns retweeted
Great things happen to great people. Coach Smith is an exceptional coach and better person. He has been telling me this was going to happen - well today belongs to the @TarletonBase Texans. Proud of our players and coaching staff!
