Infrastructure

I believe it is incredibly crucial to maintain and expand the state’s infrastructure. Texans shouldn’t fear winter. Texans shouldn’t be afraid that they will freeze in their own homes. We are the leading energy state in the country and we should have been prepared. Disasters like the February freeze of 2021 tested the resilience of Texans, but we deserve a government that is prepared. We can do better, but our current political leaders are just choosing not to. One thing we know how to do as Texas is to build. So let’s get to it!

Let’s expand our highways and broadband access. Let’s connect Texas cities with high-speed rail. Let’s improve our state for the next generation.

For decades, Texas has been dragging its heels when it comes to investing in infrastructure. One simple solution is to accept federal money from the recently passed infrastructure bill. Governor Greg Abbott has asked state agencies to delay and frustrate federal investments in Texas’ infrastructure. Yet another example of ideology over reason and pragmatism.

That is wrong on behalf of the citizens of this state. That is our money. In a Joy Diaz administration, we would invest in Texas. We will work with the federal government to take care of Texans and invest in both rural and urban communities, it is after all our money.