The Dementia Institute Gets a Parade Float
SB 5 creates a Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas; the Patrick routine is treating every serious problem like it needs a new spotlight with a ribbon on it.
A Serious Disease, A Familiar Stage
SB 5's caption says it relates to "the creation of the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas."
That is the receipt. Dementia is serious. The Patrick-era move is to turn seriousness into another state-branded institute and call the ribbon-cutting the policy.
Health Care Is Not A Photo Op
Texans deserve practical health care, caregiver support, and sober planning. They do not need every hard problem run through the Austin ceremony machine first.
The satire writes itself: if the government can make a new institute sound urgent, it can also make everyday care easier without needing a spotlight and a commemorative podium.
The Pattern Is The Problem
Patrick is listed by the Texas Tribune as Texas lieutenant governor. His brand is not quiet competence; it is big-state theatrics sold as common sense.
A government that can organize a new institute can also stop acting like press-release architecture is the same thing as results.
Vote For Less Theater
Vikki Goodwin is the named alternative for Texans who want serious problems handled seriously.
Ban Dan Patrick's parade-float governance. Vote for Vikki Goodwin.
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Meet the alternative: Vikki Goodwin
Texas has a choice. State Rep. Vikki Goodwin is running for Lieutenant Governor on a platform of fully funding public schools, protecting the grid, and keeping government out of small businesses it doesn't understand. If you're tired of Dan Patrick's priorities, there's somewhere else to put your vote.