A week before the scheduled date, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner canceled the Texas GOP’s annual convention in Houston citing public health concerns amid the intensifying COVID-19 pandemic. It was undeniably the right move for Houston, where mounting cases have...
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Texas House Democrats announce record-breaking fundraising haul
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee announced Wednesday they raised $1.3 million this year, surpassing the fundraising haul from the 2018 cycle. The average donation was $34 from 8,500 individual donors. “This is a Texan-led movement,” said HDCC Chairwoman...
Democrats intensify efforts to flip Texas House with new funding initiative
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee announced Tuesday they would be launching a new initiative to fund competitive races to flip the Texas House. The initiative will rely on the fundraising abilities of sitting Democratic members of the statehouse, like...
Rep. Celia Israel talks Abbott pandemic response, blue Texas, and the 2021 Texas Legislature
The Signal recently spoke to state Rep. Celia Israel, head of the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee and founder of the Texas House LGBTQ Caucus, about the upcoming November elections and Gov. Greg Abbott’s pandemic response so far. This interview has been...
Beyoncé is voting by mail in Texas
The Harris County Clerk’s Office announced Thursday they had processed the vote-by-mail application of Beyoncé. The singer-songwriter and native Houstonian will be joining millions of other Texans in casting an absentee ballot this election. ...
Texas Democratic organizers unionize, score successful contract
Organizers with the Texas Democratic Party announced Thursday they had officially unionized, striking a contract with their bosses after roughly two weeks of negotiations. Jacob Canyon, a Millenial/Gen Z constituency organizer with the party and a representative for...
Texas election forecaster predicts Texas House will flip in 2020
Mike Hailey, a longtime Texas politics reporter, is forecasting a blowout year for Democrats in the Texas House. Hailey predicts Democrats will capture an additional 15 seats in 2020, according to his Crystal Ball forecast on Capitol Inside. In 2018, Hailey...
Republican PAC continues to spend to save Will Hurd’s imperiled GOP seat
It’s arguably the most competitive congressional race in Texas this year — and several GOP donors are unwilling to let it go without a fight. Future Leaders Fund, a Republican PAC, spent $23,000 last week in support of Tony Gonzales, the GOP candidate...
Weekend wrap-up: COVID-19 infection rate climbs, Abbott shows regret
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is self-quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, the judge’s office announced Sunday. It’s just one of the latest headlines in the Lone Star State as it faces a worsening...
Supreme Court says no to Texas Democrats vote-by-mail expansion
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a statement on Friday rejecting an initial request by Texas Democrats to overturn a lower court's decision temporarily blocking an expansion of vote-by-mail in Texas. A federal judge ruled in May to expand mail ballot access to all Texans...