Rep. Cesar Blanco of El Paso doesn’t want to rush into a special legislation session following the attack on his city last weekend. “We want to make sure this is done right,” he told us in an interview. That means gathering data and having community input in any...
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back to archiveA conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Edwards
As part of our candidate conversations, The Signal recorded this interview with Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards last week. She is a Democrat running for the U.S. Senate, hoping to challenge Sen. John Cornyn in 2020.
SignalCast discusses El Paso terrorist attack
On the SignalCast today we talk to the Texas Democratic Party about the El Paso mass murder and what the retirements of 4 Republicans from the US House means for Dems in the state.
A Conversation With Texas Attorney Justin Nelson
We sat down with Texas attorney Justin Nelson, who was in the courtroom in New Orleans during the Obamacare hearing. You may remember Justin ran against Ken Paxton last year for attorney general. We spoke to him earlier this week in our Houston studio.
A conversation with U.S. Senate candidate Chris Bell
The Signal is speaking to the Democrats running for U.S. Senate in Texas. This week we sat down with former Congressmen Chris Bell of Houston to talk about what motivates him to run, his message and experience, and his views on health care and immigration.
U.S. Senate candidate Sema Hernandez on the Francisco Galicia case
U.S.Senate candidate Sema Hernandez recounts the day when she was outside waiting for Francisco Galicia, an 18-year old American citizen born in Dallas, to be released from ICE detention in south Texas. This is a troubling story to listen to.
Chiefs of Staff Roundtable
We're joined by Odus Evbagharu, Tamoira Jones, Christian Manuel, and Katelyn Caldwell to discuss life in the #txlege as a chief of staff, what Democrats need to do to take back the state, and the most important thing on the horizon: redistricting.
A conversation with Cliff Walker, Texas Democratic Party
This week we were joined by Cliff Walker, Deputy Executive Director of the Texas Democratic Party, to discuss the new entrants of the U.S. Senate race and how Democrats can take back the Texas House, and health care as the main issue to campaign on.
A conversation with D.C. pollster Jay Campbell
For a decade, Jay Campbell has managed Hart Research’s regular polling for NBC News and The Wall Street Journal. We spoke with Campbell about the state of Trump's presidency and re-electability, and the reality of Texas becoming a swing state.