As we waited for the results of the 2020 elections to become clear on election night, one thing became unmistakable as the hours wore on and Democrats lost ground in Texas and a slew of seats in Congress across the country. A reckoning was coming. After a...
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back to archiveThe FBI is allegedly looking into allegations against Ken Paxton
While Ken Paxton may be digging in his heels and refusing to resign over accusations of bribery and abuse of office, federal law enforcement is apparently moving forward into an investigation against the Texas Attorney General. According to the Associated Press, the...
Matthew McConaughey teases run for Texas governor
Texas' very own Matthew McConaughey recently said he just might be considering running for governor. "I don’t know. I mean, that wouldn’t be up to me. It would be up to the people more than it would [be] me," McConaughey said on "The Hugh Hewitt Show" on...
Why Texas didn’t flip in 2020
Three weeks after Election Day, Democrats in Texas are still scratching their heads. Not only did Donald Trump win the state on Election Day, but the far-reaching down-ballot offensive Democrats launched following their success in 2018 fizzled out by that same Tuesday...
Where Things Stand for Ken Paxton
If you didn’t know any better, it would seem Ken Paxton’s life as Attorney General of Texas was churning along normally. A casual observer of the attorney general’s latest activities, which includes asking the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the Affordable Care Act...
Moderate Texas lawmakers blame progressive issues for election results
If anyone thought the 2020 election results would put a pin in the 4-year internal strife among Democrats of different ideological stripes, they were wrong. Three weeks after the election, moderate lawmakers in Texas are deadset on warning others that the left-leaning...
Nine words that haunt me
From the moment Texas was called for Donald Trump I’ve been haunted by nine words echoing in my mind like a rock climber’s calls for help cascading off cliff walls. I was at a bar on Rainey Street with Reed Galen, who would go on to found The Lincoln Project. It...
A Range of Emotions for Democrats in Texas
A week after Election Day, Candace Valenzuela officially conceded to Beth Van Duyne. It was the last outstanding congressional race to be called in Texas, and a stinging blow for Texas Democrats who had hoped to flip the North Texas district that seemed within reach....
Trump surge and lack of door-knocking cost Texas Dems, says party chair
On Tuesday, the Signal spoke with Texas Democrats Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa about last week’s election results. President Trump won Texas by 5.7 percentage points and there was little to no movement in down ballot races. The following is an edited transcript of...