“It's why competitive elections, why breaking one-party rule in Texas … one-party rule always leads to extremism and corruption, whether it's the Republican Party in Texas or the Democratic Party elsewhere. You need that competition so it forces lawmakers in both parties to work together, to talk to one another, to compromise. We don't have that in Texas right now because we've had one party rule for 30 years.”

…is what's possible when you bring people together to take on the special interests that have corrupted our government at our expense. And that was just a personal example, but we're trying to do that across issue areas. Um, for Texans who desperately need a government that's going to work for them,

the number of bills you've passed by bringing Democrats and Republicans together is why people call you workhorse, not show horse. And like, it's just really, um, I wish every person in office, no matter their party, would be able to do that. Well, our country needs it.

You know, I'm the same. I think a lot of people resonate with what you just said. I mean, my family, I have five families. I'm adopted. It's the whole story. Yeah. They're split. I mean, I have family members that are die-hard Trump supporters doesn't matter what happens. I have family members that…

Yeah. Well, one, I just detest this need that we have in our politics to put us all in containers.

Yes.