A growing list of Texas pro-choice activists and donors are pressuring the campaign arm of Planned Parenthood to skip out on endorsing Republican state lawmaker Sarah Davis as she seeks re-election in Houston's House District 134. Davis is the only pro-choice...
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As Trump stumps for Texas, another poll shows him in dead heat with Biden
A new Public Policy Polling poll released Monday by USA Today again shows Texas is very much in play this November. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump by one percentage point, 48 percent to 47 percent. Trump carried the Lone Star State by a margin...
Democratic ad buys continue in key Texas congressional swing races
Gina Ortiz Jones, a congressional Democratic candidate running in one of Texas’ most competitive races, has released her second TV ad. “As a veteran, I’m for strong national security, a first-class education system that invests in teachers, and more vocational...
Andy Brown has big ideas for Travis County. To do them, he plans to divest from jails
On Sunday, Travis County Democrats nominated attorney and former Beto O’Rourke advisor Andy Brown as their candidate for county judge, the county’s top executive office. Brown will face off against a Republican opponent who will almost assuredly lose in November. In...
Candace Valenzuela on winning the Dallas suburbs for Democrats
For anyone confused about how Texas has seemingly developed into a swing state overnight, look no further than what is happening in the north suburbs of Dallas where Democratic congressional candidate Candace Valenzuela has launched her offensive. Valenzuela...
Austin cuts and reinvests police department budget
Criminal justice reform advocates saw victory on Thursday after the City of Austin voted to cut its police department budget by $20 million and reinvest the money into public health and safety programs. The proposal voted on by Austin City Council ultimately targets...
Is Texas being snubbed at this year’s Democratic National Convention?
*The following story has been updated with a statement from the Texas Democratic Party. This week, Democrats released their list of speakers for the 2020 Democratic National Convention. Among them, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Pres. Barack Obama, Sec. Hillary Clinton,...
GOP Texas Railroad Commissioner candidate wants to regulate oil & gas companies — one of them is his
There is a glaring conflict of interest with Jim Wright, the Republican candidate running for Texas Railroad Commissioner, the state agency responsible for regulating the oil & gas industry and mining in the state. On Wednesday, Texas Democrats circulated a...
Harris County joins lawsuit against Abbott to expand vote-by-mail
Harris County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to join a lawsuit by Texas Democrats suing Gov. Greg Abbott to expand vote-by-mail in Texas. The Democratic-led commissioners court voted 3-2 to join the lawsuit. The litigation seeks to allow all Texas voters to cast...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton warns local counties can’t delay evictions
Responding to an inquiry by Republican state lawmakers, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has issued an opinion warning that local governments do not have the authority to delay or stop evictions. Paxton said local governments are granted extra powers during a...