Sylvester Turner

My message to the current administration for tonight's State of the Union: 'Don't mess with Medicaid.'

So please let people know, 'Don't mess with Medicaid.'

President Trump and Elon Musk's push to gut Medicaid is nothing short of a betrayal of the most vulnerable among us.

I’m hopeful. I did not come with a head bowed.

The only way that we lose is that we fail to use what we have.

You can’t pray and send condolences on one day, and be going and championing guns on the next. That’s wrong.

We have to do more. And if we don’t do it now, we run the risk of losing even more kids.

Your vote is your voice. And don’t allow anyone to keep you silent. Don’t mute yourselves.

This may be round one but it’s not the final round. So let’s recognize what we are confronting. Let’s recognize what we are dealing with.

When you start blaming the surge of all of these cases in Texas on black people, you`re trying simply to deflect the attention from the lack of responsibility and the lack of accountability and the lack of actions on the leadership part.

Absolutely ridiculous, makes no sense, goes contrary to the facts. If it`s not the immigrants or Latinos, then it must be African-Americans. The lieutenant governor was just flat- out wrong, and his comments were offensive and should not…

So to sit back and to do nothing and to watch this situation occur when there could be healthcare measures put in place that at the very minimum, slow it down, while we continue to encourage people to get the vaccine with just what -- is…

5G broadband can help bridge the digital divide by allowing low-cost, high-bandwidth services to stimulate the growth of small businesses and education in the areas that need it the most.

I think, one, there needs to be a full acknowledgement that climate change is real.

And the direct answer, Congressman Veasey, is no. And these issues were discussed in 2011, in 2012, and subsequent years. So the answer is no.

I'm worried this statement may have provided a false sense of reassurance.

Renewables are the way to get us to net zero. And bear in mind, the planet is getting warmer.

I disagree. Let me cite to you Houston is the fourth-largest city in the country. One hundred percent of our city facilities are powered by renewables, 100 percent.

The Texas grid must be designed with the full appreciation that the climate change is real and extreme weather events can occur throughout the year.

You cannot blame this on renewables. You absolutely cannot. That's a false issue.

We're not just relying on generators... we're looking at piloting microgrids that actually tie into the Texas grid.

Texas ignored these warnings and missed several opportunities to fortify the grid against the threat of extreme weather.

For people who are fighting to stay warm, take care of their families, looking for a way to move forward. If nothing else, they expect for their leaders to be where they are, to remain on the ship and not to abandon the ship because you…

Leaders lead. They do not follow.