What's happened in the states east of us (Hurricane Katrina) has brought the message home in the way nothing else could.

Communication is the first step toward the kind of understanding that will help us to organize.

We stand with other Texans in defending Texas as a good place to live.

We have to make the right decisions for everyone, not just a few.

It was all about transfer of wealth from the majority of Texans to the wealthy. It almost happened, but Democrats and some Republicans stood up.

Sink or swim doesn't fly in this situation. We're all in this together.