Welcome to ‘The Case,’ a new series from Signal that explores who the potential Democratic candidates for Governor of Texas in 2022 are and why they could be our next governor. Up first, Signal’s Cultural Attaché William Kim explores the case to keep l-i-v-i-n’. This...
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Texas Democratic Party Announces Unprecedented Weeklong Voter Registration Effort
Today, Texas Democrats announced an unprecedented voter outreach effort with a weeklong campaign to reach out to 1 million unregistered Texans. The voter registration week is a joint effort with the Texas Democratic Party and the MJ for Senate campaign. Previously,...
Sima Ladjevardian raises big money after Crenshaw’s RNC speech
Democratic candidate for district 2 Sima Ladjevardian has raised more than $100,000 following her opponent’s speech at the RNC. GOP Congressman Dan Crenshaw spoke at the Republican National Convention on Wednesday, speaking to the courage of the American people. As a...
Democrats ramp up Republican targets in Texas
The campaign arm of House Democrats announced Wednesday they were adding three new Texas congressional districts to their list of offensive targets. The new districts include TX-03 in Plano, where Helane Seikaly is challenging Rep. Van Taylor; TX-06 in Arlington,...
Following the shooting of Jacob Blake, athletes take an unprecedented move
The Milwaukee Bucks could have clinched a first-round playoff win Wednesday if they had defeated the Orlando Magic. However, as tip-off neared and no Bucks players could be found practicing on the court, it was clear they were getting ready to make history by...
Pro-choice donors pressure Planned Parenthood Texas Votes to dump Sarah Davis
A growing list of Texas pro-choice activists and donors are pressuring the campaign arm of Planned Parenthood to skip out on endorsing Republican state lawmaker Sarah Davis as she seeks re-election in Houston's House District 134. Davis is the only pro-choice...
The Far Right Movement in the Lone Star State is lonelier than ever
Vice President Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump in several of the latest Texas polls. On the surface it seems like an about face for the traditionally red state, but a closer look at the state’s shifting politics reveals growing daylight between the...
The Joe Biden I Know
By peculiar happenstance and more than a bit of ambition, on the Saturday following my 26th birthday, I found myself elected mayor of my hometown. Kyle, Texas is a bustling community of nearly 50,000 people and an upstanding middle-class suburb of the tech-savvy and...
As Trump stumps for Texas, another poll shows him in dead heat with Biden
A new Public Policy Polling poll released Monday by USA Today again shows Texas is very much in play this November. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump by one percentage point, 48 percent to 47 percent. Trump carried the Lone Star State by a margin...