Now that Labor Day is in the rearview, things are heating up. Every week, the Signal will bring you a round-up of the latest polling in Texas politics. The Big News All eyes are on the top of the ticket, as the race remains largely static nationally, but tightening at...
2020 Elections
back to archivePro-Trump boat parade meets blue wave
Saturday, September 5th was the type of idyllic day that screams for a trip to the lake. For a group of Donald Trump supporters who had emblazoned their boats with MAGA flags as far as they eye can see, their jubilation this Labor Day weekend would quickly be dampened...
Meet Beth Van Duyne, bigot and Republican candidate
As Republicans in Texas (and around the country) continue their campaigning in the final stretch of the election season, their rhetoric has become increasingly unhinged and shameful. Republican candidate Beth Van Duyne, who is no stranger to appalling and incendiary...
Op-Ed: From Coronavirus to Hurricane Relief, Trump is leaving Texans in the crosshairs of disaster.
Much like a pandemic, a hurricane is a public health emergency that demands decisive action, strategic planning, and strong federal leadership. Unfortunately, under President Trump, we’ve witnessed a complete abdication of responsibility when it comes to the dual...
Sima Ladjevardian raises big money after Crenshaw’s RNC speech
Democratic candidate for district 2 Sima Ladjevardian has raised more than $100,000 following her opponent’s speech at the RNC. GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw spoke at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, speaking to the courage of the American people. As a...
Trump botches hurricane response
For a few moments on Thursday I felt as if the velocity of disinformation from the Republican National Convention had dulled me into a concussive, pharmacological blur and then I remembered Donald Trump is somehow president and what I was seeing was not an aberration...
Democrats ramp up Republican targets in Texas
The campaign arm of House Democrats announced Wednesday they were adding three new Texas congressional districts to their list of offensive targets. The new districts include TX-03 in Plano, where Helane Seikaly is challenging Rep. Van Taylor; TX-06 in Arlington,...
The Far Right Movement in the Lone Star State is lonelier than ever
Vice President Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump in several of the latest Texas polls. On the surface it seems like an about face for the traditionally red state, but a closer look at the state’s shifting politics reveals growing daylight between the...
The Joe Biden I Know
By peculiar happenstance and more than a bit of ambition, on the Saturday following my 26th birthday, I found myself elected mayor of my hometown. Kyle, Texas is a bustling community of nearly 50,000 people and an upstanding middle-class suburb of the tech-savvy and...