On Wednesday, the Texas Signal spoke to the Texas Democratic Party’s Voter Protection Director Rose Clouston and Voter Expansion Director Luke Warford about the party’s massive effort to counter voter suppression in the state. “Texas Republicans have spent the...
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Want to cringe for 40 minutes straight? Dan Crenshaw is doing podcasting now.
Joining his Republican colleague Sen. Ted Cruz, Rep. Dan Crenshaw of Texas has jumped head-first into the podcasting world. The Houston area Republican congressman released a 12-episode podcast this week titled “Hold These Truths.” The first episode features...
Newsletter: D and R Achilles heels, election integrity, “House Cleaning”
Welcome to the Signal’s newsletter of progressive politics in Texas. Here are our quick takes of the week. Click here to subscribe. Election watchdog The Texas Democratic Party sounded an alarm this week around the election results on Super Tuesday. The...
Preview of tonight’s State of the Union and the Dem response
An impeached Donald Trump will give his third State of the Union Address on Tuesday night, and holy hell only knows what he says, beyond what the White House has released. America, he will say, is making a “comeback” on his watch. It’s more like a permanent flashback...
Bloomberg’s rise in Texas
Michael Bloomberg’s astronomical spending on advertising in the Lone Star State appears to be paying off. A Dallas Morning News-UT Tyler poll released on Sunday shows the billionaire former New York City mayor garnering 16% of the support among Democrats in Texas....
Planned Parenthood in Texas sees record-breaking attendance at Roe v. Wade lunch
HOUSTON -- Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast, serving southeast Texas and Louisiana, raised $1 million from its annual luncheon on Friday. A record 2,300 people attended the soirée in Houston amid aggressive assaults by conservative Republicans on women and their...
Rep. Escobar and Democratic Women’s Caucus send letter condemning Trump’s degradation of women
On Friday, 50 members of the Democratic Women’s Caucus sent a scathing letter condemning President Trump’s actions toward women. The Democratic Women’s Caucus is composed of all women in the House of Representatives. Its Vice Chair is Rep. Veronica Escobar of El Paso,...
Signal Q&A with Candace Valenzuela
The Signal’s political reporter Fernando Ramirez talked to Democratic congressional candidate Candace Valenzuela, who’s running in Texas’ 24th District between Dallas and Fort Worth. The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Texas Signal (Fernando...
Signal Newsletter: Voting in Texas begins in three weeks
Welcome to the Signal’s political newsletter. Each week, we take a look at the 2020 elections in the swing state of Texas, from the White House on down to the statehouse. You can subscribe here. Let’s get crankin’. The Democratic primary is around the corner. Early...
Podcast | Tim O’Brien on Michael Bloomberg’s presidential campaign
On this week’s show, the Signal sat down with Tim O’Brien, senior advisor to Democratic presidential candidate and "pragmatic progressive" Michael Bloomberg. Team Bloomberg is making Texas a critical component of its strategy. O’Brien spoke about the...