The town square in Athens, Texas, is similar to countless others like it across the state. At its center towers the Henderson County Courthouse, a historic three-story red brick Classical Revival-style building with large white columns at its entrance. The surrounding...
The Signal recently caught up with Royce Brooks, the executive director of Annie's List, an organization that recruits, trains and helps elect progressive women to office. Brooks spoke about the 2022 midterms, women in Texas, as well as the ongoing work at...
Matthew Dowd has been teasing at a run for statewide office in Texas, particularly a bid against Lt. Governor Dan Patrick. The former George W. Bush strategist turned political pundit shares a similar journey to a number of other conservatives who have switched sides...
Beto O’Rourke is close to officially announcing his run for Texas governor, both Axios and The New York Times are reporting. The former El Paso congressman received national fame when he challenged Sen. Ted Cruz in 2018 and came within three percentage points from...
Way back in early February, I made a bold proclamation: despite his decades in office in millions in his campaign coffers, Governor Greg Abbott was eminently beatable in 2022. Here we are, half a year later, and from my perspective as an extremely pissed-off...
South Texas immigrant rights attorney Jessica Cisneros is running for Congress in 2022, Federal Election Commission filings show. Cisneros made headlines during the 2020 election cycle after mounting an insurgent campaign against Henry Cuellar, one of the most...
Charlie Gearing, a North Texas attorney who grew up in the region, announced Thursday he is running for Congress. Gearing is challenging Rep. Lance Gooden, a two-term Republican that has breezed through both his elections in his conservative, greater Dallas area...
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Thursday that he would be seeking re-election in 2022. “We have more work to do and I’m looking forward to the upcoming special session,” Patrick said in a video accompanying his announcement. “The Democrats are bragging again that...
On Wednesday, Texas Democrats announced the launch of Project Texas, an organizing effort 17 months ahead of 2022 that will attempt to register as many likely Democratic voters as possible. Democrats believe that of the roughly 3 million unregistered voters in...