DES MOINES, IA—Standing in front of the Iowa flag, former San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro told a room full of Iowans on Tuesday evening why he doesn’t think Iowa should retain its status as the first state to caucus. Giving up first in-the-nation primary status...
2020 Elections
back to archiveIt’s time to tune into the Dem race to replace John Cornyn
With the filing deadline to run for U.S. Senate in 2020 now passed, the Democratic field -- the most diverse in Texas history-- is set. Now, it’s up to the voters to tune in and pick their favored candidate, based on the issues and who can beat take the fight to...
Texas election sites are insecure and outdated, warns voter advocacy group
Hundreds of local government websites providing critical information to voters around the state are in desperate need of an overhaul, a recent report by the League of Women Voters of Texas finds. The nonpartisan civic organization found that out of 254 county websites...
Louie Gohmert’s 2018 Ukraine trip draws fire amid impeachment inquiry
Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas) received an all-expense paid trip to Kiev, Ukraine last year immediately after key events in the Trump-Ukraine impeachment timeline, according to a news release, first provided to the Signal, by his Democratic challenger. Hank Gilbert, the...
New Democratic challenger takes on Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Houston
Prominent political advisor, attorney, and philanthropist Sima Ladjevardian announced on Monday she is running for Congress in the second congressional district that includes parts of Houston and Kingwood. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, a Republican, currently holds the...
2020 in Texas kicks off with a record-breaking number of Dem candidates
Monday marks the filing deadline for candidates running for office in Texas. A record number of candidates have filed to run on the Democratic ticket, a spokesperson for Texas Democrats told the Signal hours before the deadline. “Candidates are showing up in force at...
Bloomberg visits Plano in first Texas campaign stop
Former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg made clear over the weekend he’s vying for Texas’ 38 electoral votes. Just weeks ago he announced his bid for the Democratic presidential nomination. Speaking to Texas Democrats at Collin College in Plano, Bloomberg cracked...
The Democratic Party’s ideological battle is taking center stage in Texas
All eyes are on the Democratic presidential primary to see how the drama ends. Will primary voters, vying to beat Trump, pick a pragmatic moderate, like former Vice President Joe Biden or former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg? Or will they go with the...
New poll shows Trump’s Texas-sized trouble growing
A new poll commissioned by the Democratic Policy Institute brings fresh data that shows President Donald Trump is in deep water in the Lone Star State. The survey found Trump’s favorability in the once reliably Republican state is equal to his unfavorability, at 49%...