You may have heard about the upcoming battle in 2020 for control of the Texas Legislature. What do you know about Texas statehouse elections? What will it take for Democrats to flip the Texas house? And why should you care so much? Welcome to...
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HouseCleaning: District 112
You may have heard about the upcoming battle in 2020 for control of the Texas Legislature. What do you know about Texas statehouse elections? What will it take for Democrats to flip the Texas house? And why should you care so much? Welcome to...
Elizabeth Warren ramps up campaign in Texas
With Super Tuesday right around the corner, Sen. Elizabeth Warren’s campaign is making a play in Texas. Warren is scheduled to hold a town hall in San Antonio on Thursday with former HUD Secretary and presidential candidate Julián Castro. “Elizabeth and Sec. Castro...
Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders are tied in Texas, says new poll
A new poll released Monday by the University of Houston’s Hobby School of Public Affairs shows a first-place tie between former Vice President Joe Biden and Sen. Bernie Sanders. The poll shows Biden receiving 22.5 percent of support from likely Democratic primary...
New York Times: Russia is aiding President Trump in the 2020 election
The New York Times reported on Thursday that Russia is once again interfering in an American election to help President Donald Trump. This is from their report: Intelligence officials warned House lawmakers last week that Russia was interfering in the 2020 campaign...
Amanda Edwards snags multiple newspaper endorsements
On Sunday, former Houston City Council member and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Edwards received an endorsement from the Beaumont Enterprise. Days earlier, Edwards received endorsements from the San Antonio Express-News and the Dallas Morning News as well....
Gun safety group to invest $8 million in ousting Texas Republicans
Fresh from a victory in Virginia where Republicans lost the statehouse for the first time in decades, Everytown for Gun Safety is planning on investing at least $8 million in Texas to flip the state House next. The money will go to defend Democrats and pressure...
House votes to revive Equal Rights Amendment in spite of Texas GOP opposition
On Thursday, the House voted to remove the deadline for the ratification of the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA). The ERA, a proposed constitutional amendment that guarantees Americans equal legal rights regardless of sex, passed Congress in 1972 before being sent to the...
As congressional candidate, Pierce Bush grapples with anti-Trump family history
The fight among Republicans this year to win a congressional seat outside of Houston is epic. Eighteen candidates are running in the primary to replace retiring U.S. Rep. Pete Olson. Among them is Pierce Bush, the 33 year-old grandson of George H.W. Bush, who...
‘If I can beat cancer, together we can beat’ Crenshaw, says Sima Ladjevardian in new TV ad
One of the Democrats running to unseat Houston congressman Dan Crenshaw launched her first ad on Friday to air on broadcast, cable, and streaming services over the next three weeks. In the ad, Sima Lajdevardian —a mother of two, former advisor to Beto O’Rourke, and...