Paying little attention to the heat advisory or soaring temperatures in Houston, hundreds showed up to hear former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speak about voting and voting rights on Sunday. Much of the rally focused on the defeat of Senate Bill 7, the...
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‘We have more work to do,’ Dan Patrick announces run for re-election
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Thursday that he would be seeking re-election in 2022. “We have more work to do and I’m looking forward to the upcoming special session,” Patrick said in a video accompanying his announcement. “The Democrats are bragging again that...
Texas Dems aim to register 2 million voters ahead of 2022
On Wednesday, Texas Democrats announced the launch of Project Texas, an organizing effort 17 months ahead of 2022 that will attempt to register as many likely Democratic voters as possible. Democrats believe that of the roughly 3 million unregistered voters in...
DCCC begins funding organizers in Texas
The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of House Democrats, announced Monday they would kick off a seven-figure organizing effort in battleground congressional districts around the country, including in Texas. The money slated for Texas will...
Texas GOP Chairman Allen West resigns
Texas Republican Party Chairman Texas Allen West announced Friday he would be resigning from his leading role in the state party. West, a right-wing Republican who was elected to the position only last year, did not say where he was going next. “Lt. Col....
87th session ends with few victories for GOP, Texans
The walkout by Democratic lawmakers on Sunday night to kill Gov. Greg Abbott’s favorite voter suppression bill was a fitting end to a dramatic legislative session that had no business being dramatic. Entering session amid a pandemic, economic recession, recovering oil...
Texas House Dems: ‘this session was defined by extremism’
Members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus held a press conference on Monday to reflect on the legislative session and missed opportunities from Republican leaders in Austin. “We should have been dealing with the effects of a global pandemic that left 50,000...
Progressive local leaders announce creation of ‘Our Future Texas’
Local progressive leaders met virtually on Friday to tout the launch of Our Future Texas, a new nonprofit political action group that will work to elect and support grassroots activists and community leaders. Lawmakers and officials backing the new organization...
Bill to quash local worker benefits passes Texas House
On Wednesday, the Texas House voted 94-52 to pass Senate Bill 14, legislation that prohibits local governments from passing laws that guarantee worker protections and benefits. The intent of the bill, Republican lawmakers and Democratic co-author Rep. Eddie Lucio III...
Anti-trans sports bill dies in Texas House
Senate Bill 29, a bill that would prohibit trans youth from playing on sports teams consistent with their gender identity, died to cheers and applause in the Texas House as the clock struck midnight on Tuesday. Despite being revived by Democratic state Rep. Harold...