On Tuesday, Rep. Colin Allred delivered the Congressional Black Caucus response to the State of the Union, marking the first time the Caucus has offered an official response to the event. The speech was made shortly after President Joe Biden gave the first State of...
Former legislative workforce and budget analyst, organizer, and progressive candidate Claudia Zapata said she is running in Texas's 21st Congressional District because the most basic needs in her community aren’t being met. A daughter of a public school teacher...
Traditionally, Tarrant County has a reputation for being staunchly Republican, but slowly that marker has been waning. And now Democrats in the third-most populous county are on the cusp of some major breakthroughs, though it won’t be easy. The Signal spoke with Dr....
Luis Villarreal Jr., a Democratic candidate for Texas House District 37, previously worked at SOG International, a staffing and security company that partnered with Sunny Glen, a shelter for migrant children with a troubled history of abuse in Texas. Villarreal worked...
Major Texas unions, labor and progressive groups gathered in San Antonio on Friday to make noise for the Protecting the Right to Organize Act and to deride its number one opponent in the U.S. House, Rep. Henry Cuellar. “Let’s talk about why we’re here, Representative...
Sen. Ted Cruz’s corporate donations have plummeted thanks to his role in promoting the Big Lie. According to Yale’s Chief Executive Leadership Institute, corporate contributions to Cruz have dropped from $236,850 in 2019 to just $12,614 in 2021, a whopping 95 percent...
Early voting for the Texas primaries has already begun, and many candidates are working overtime to make sure voters go out and vote. A specific race many Texas are tuned into is the Texas attorney general race against indicted incumbent Republican Ken Paxton. The...
End Citizens United/Let America Vote, a major Democratic PAC focused on anti-corruption and voting rights, has endorsed Greg Casar in his race for Texas’ 35th Congressional District. “Time and again, Greg Casar has proven that he is a champion for Texas...
Longtime certified public accountant and Democratic Texas Comptroller candidate Janet Dudding said the Republican incumbent Glenn Hager isn’t stretching taxpayer dollars enough to provide Texans better services for less money. The Signal spoke with Janet Dudding...