After decades of nothing but formulaic 30-second TV ads using scary music and ominous narrators, there’s a growing premium on creativity in political campaign ads. Look just this week at the Texas congressional candidate, Candace Valenzuela, who released an arresting...
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back to archiveNext week: debates, immigration, SCOTUS
Here’s a rundown of some things The Texas Signal is working on for next week. Presidential debates. 20 Democratic presidential candidates will be debating Wednesday and Thursday night next week. Following the debates, the Signal will convene live video analysis with...
Signal Q&A: A conversation with Royce Brooks of Annie’s List
We spoke to Royce Brooks, the executive director of Annie’s List, earlier this week. Below is an edited conversation for length and clarity. Photo: Casey Chapman Ross. Texas Signal: I wanted to talk generally about the concept of women in politics in Texas. That’s...
Rage-filled Austin radio host & right winger Alex Jones gets caught emailing child porn
You know there’s an issue when you’ve been banned by a place that allows billions, with a “b,” to congregate. Last month, Facebook banned Alex Jones, the Austin-based extreme right conspiracy theorist, who President Trump has called “amazing,” for violating its terms...
Should Democratic presidential candidates go on FOX News?
Beto O’Rourke said he’s totally open to it. Elizabeth Warren basically said not over her dead body. Bernie Sanders did it. Pete Buttigieg did it. We’re talking about the FOX News town hall, an unusually controversial subject on Twitter these days. Buttigieg garnered...
Texas’ first progressive news outlet applies for media credential to cover legislature
Editor's note: The Texas Signal issued this news release Friday morning. HOUSTON - The Texas Signal, a progressive media company, applied Tuesday for a press pass from the Texas Senate on Tuesday to cover the busy remainder of the 86th legislative session. The move...
Information warfare: how progressives can level the media playing field in Texas
Following the 2018 midterms, the ground shook in Texas. Democrats performed the best they have in 40 years. It’s no longer a pipe dream to think progressives can win statewide in 2020 and 2022. Winning, however, won’t happen on its own and not without an...