Just as Texans were about to experience their first election without straight-ticket voting, or the ability to vote for a single party rather than cast individual votes, a federal district court in Texas has blocked the law doing away with it. U.S. District Judge...
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Barack Obama endorses MJ Hegar
Former President Barack Obama issued his latest wave of endorsements on Friday. Among them, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate and Air Force helicopter pilot MJ Hegar. Hegar is facing off against Sen. John Cornyn, who has held the office since 2002. “I’m proud to...
Democratic candidate for Texas Railroad Commission makes major ad buy
Chrysta Castañeda, the Democratic candidate for the Texas Railroad Commission, is investing in six figures worth of television ads in the Houston area starting Friday. Castañeda is facing off against Republican Jim Wright, best known for his campaign's glaring...
Ted Cruz blocks resolution honoring RBG
On Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cuz blocked a resolution in the U.S. Senate honoring the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. The bipartisan resolution to commemorate Ginsberg was amended by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to include her last dying wish, that her...
Texas Democrats announce Hasan Minhaj as a guest for Johnson-Jordan Dinner
The Texas Democratic Party announced Wednesday that Hasan Minhaj, best known for the Netflix comedy and talk show “Patriot Act,” will be featured as a guest at the Johnson-Jordan fundraising dinner. Minhaj will join Hillary Clinton, Pete Buttigieg, U.S. Senate...
Cornyn flip-flops on supporting Supreme Court nominees during election years
With less than fifty days until Election Day, Sen. John Cornyn is signaling his intent to quickly fill the Supreme Court vacancy left by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who passed away over the weekend. It marks a change in Cornyn’s position from 2016 when he was...
Wendy Davis: Congress should investigate ICE immigrant hysterectomies
Democratic congressional candidate Wendy Davis, a veteran of the Texas Senate best known for her staunch defense of women’s health, says she is horrified by a whistleblower complaint this week alleging disturbing hysterectomies at Immigration and Customs Enforcement...
Joe Biden endorses Texas Democratic candidates for Congress
Presidential candidate Joe Biden began dolling out his Texas endorsements this week, backing four Democratic candidates running for Congress. They include Gina Ortiz Jones in Texas' 23rd congressional district, Wendy Davis in TX-21, Sri Preston Kulkarni in TX-22, and...
Texas reopening still not within WHO guidelines
Gov. Greg Abbott announced the latest phase of Texas' reopening on Thursday. Businesses will be allowed to open at 75 percent capacity so long as COVID-19 patients are only 15 percent or less of total hospital patients within their region. Texas has 22 hospital...
Texas Democrats take aim at Texas Supreme Court
Following a string of losses in court at the hands of the Texas Supreme Court, Texas Democrats are reminding voters that justices are elected — and they have a history of partisan voting. The pressure follows a decision by the Texas Supreme Court this week that...