Democrat Bobby Cole Discusses Race for Texas Governor
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What recent polling data reveals about Donald Trump's approval in Texas?
That right there was from one of the peaceful No Kings protests in Texas. Standing tall, Texas standing proud. And if you look at the latest polling data, Donald Trump is negative 20.5 in Texas. Of all of the states he won, where he is underwater, Even more so than Michigan, Wisconsin, Georgia, Nevada, Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Arizona, Iowa, Trump negative 20.5. I'll show this to you as well. The handmaids protest that went down as well in Fort Worth. Let's play it.
Now, people in Texas are getting hit from all sides, from this Trump regime, from the MAGA Republicans, from their MAGA Republican governor, Greg Abbott, whether it's their health insurance premiums going up, whether it's the fact that Abbott did not even opt opt into Medicaid expansion, whether it's utility costs, insurance costs, the general cost of living people from Texas, again, are getting hit from all sides. Trump's tariffs against the world, hurting small businesses. I mean, you hear stories like this all across Texas, North Texas shoe designer hit hard by those tariffs, has to pass the costs on to her customers. And we've seen small businesses have been gutted and decimated by this Trump regime.
120,000 small business job losses last month. And just take a look at what's happening in North Texas. You see why? Let's play it. Tariff war continues. One local shoe designer tells NBC5's Vince Sims that tariffs on her latest invoice are threatening the future of her beloved business.
The creative mind behind these intricately carved shoes is Lucky Lou Shoes owner Lulu Von Hotred.
I'll get 20 years of my life and I wouldn't do anything else. There's nothing else I want to do.
She knows tariffs were impacting a lot of things, but she wasn't expecting the taps she got on this year's order.
at the most. My duties will come in at like $2,000 to $3,000 at the most, depending on my order. Last week I got an order, a small order. I got a $16,000 duty. I just started crying because I knew I knew that it was going to have such an impact on everything I've done in my life.
Von Hotrich says, like everyone else, she's had to raise her prices.
Hopefully the customers will pay. They'll understand and pay. But I'm finding the customers are sort of pushing back a little bit. Normally October, November are really good months for me coming into Christmas. And I'm probably at about 40% less than I would be at this time of year last year.
Talk about healthcare costs as well, as I mentioned. Abbott opts out of Medicaid expansion. Now the Affordable Care Act premiums skyrocketing as Trump and Maggie refuse to extend the subsidies. Here, take a look at what's going on in Texas.
Healthcare costs are ready to climb for millions of Americans, and data shows costs for Texans will likely be well above the national average. So the enhanced premium tax credits that kept plans affordable are set to expire at the end of this year, and if Congress does not extend them, then premiums are set to skyrocket next year. Fox Sports' Casey Stegall, live from the newsroom with all this, Casey.
Hey, Steve Heather, good evening. Texas is one of 10 states that did not expand Medicaid back in 2012, which means millions here rely on buying private plans through the federal marketplace. And as people prepare to renew their coverage for 2026, analysts warn of true sticker shock. Open enrollment for health insurance begins this Saturday, but with the enhanced federal tax credits about to expire, next year's costs are expected to soar.
When those tax credits go away, those Texans that were able to come into the market and get that affordable coverage, they're going to find that their coverage is now a lot more expensive, in most cases about double.
According to the Texas Association of Health Plans, average premiums nationwide are projected to climb roughly 75%. Here in Texas, it's expected to top 115%, which means the average monthly cost for a family is forecasted to jump from $1,600 to more than $3,400. Wow, wow, wow.
And I do want to mention as well, because everyone knows now that the Supreme Court
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