Tag Archives: Mike Villarreal
Leticia Van de Putte, Ivy Taylor Advance to Runoff in San Antonio Mayor’s Race
San Antonio voters narrowed their field of mayoral contestants on Saturday. It's a contest that has big consequences for the Democratic Party....Read More
Alamo City Mayoral Race Heats Up
Following local scrutiny of San Antonio’s strict campaign finance laws, San Antonio mayoral hopeful Leticia Van de Putte has decided to cut her campaign funds...Read More
Why Leticia Van de Putte Wants to be San Antonio Mayor
Can Democrats turn the cities into a launchpad for their statewide aspirations?...Read More
A Last-Ditch Effort to Rein in Payday Loans
In a last-ditch effort to salvage payday loan reform, Rep. Mike Villarreal called on a recalcitrant Texas House committee to send legislation to the House....Read More
Payday Loan Reform Faces Uphill Battle in House
Late into the night, the payday loan industry strutted its stuff before a very friendly House committee. The hearing came just a week after the Senate passed a ...Read More
‘Only One Life’: Confronting LGBTQ Discrimination in the Workplace
Reps. Johnson and Villarreal authored duplicate bills, HB 238 and HB 1146, that would propose to prohibit workplace discrimination against LGBTQ employees....Read More
House Approves Major Bill Cutting Testing, Adding Career Focus to Degree Plans
After hearing more than 100 amendments, only Rep. Mark Strama (Austin-D) and Rep. Naomi Gonzalez (El Paso-D) voted against HB 5. ...Read More
Villarreal Wants State to Study Quality of Federally Funded Tutors
State Rep. Mike Villarreal (D-San Antonio) wants the state to give parents to get more information about federally funded tutors. He tried to sell his idea to t...Read More
On School Finance, Texas Republicans Still Say Less is More
Despite all evidence to the contrary, some conservative lawmakers argue that they actually increased school funding. It’s a dishonest myth with incredible sta...Read More