In HD-114, Newcomer Challenges Former Dallas Lawmaker
A former Democratic state representative who was swept out of office in the Republican wave of 2010 is again vying for a House seat in a redrawn Dallas-area district. Carol Kent, a Democrat with a 20-year career in higher education, is facing off against Republican Jason Villalba, a Hispanic lawyer and first-time political candidate who is being touted statewide by members of his party.
In House District 114, which includes North Dallas, Preston Hollow and Lake Highlands, the candidates say constituents are predominantly concerned with the $5.4 billion cut from public education during the last session, as well as ...

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Adele Roberson
We have more than enough Rethuglicans running this state and this country.
The State of Texas IS NOT A CHURCH. Some of us do not believe the earth is three-thousand years old., and that Jesus Christ rode a Dinosaur to the temple.
WE THE PEOPLE do not want to live in a church.
The freedom that our less than illustrious Governor is always yapping about is HIS freedom...
his freedom to get obscenely weathy at the public trough..... not freedom for the rest of us.
Like, perhaps, to get a good education. maybe even air we can breath without gagging. or, possibly not being governed by the NRA or ALEC. Just sayin' .......
gypsy314 ne
Jason you have my vote the has been Carol Kent should move to a blue state were she will fit right in most of the blue states are going broke so she can help finish them off Texas does not need more spending democrats.