A Soldier Was Failed, And Texas Lawmakers Want Answers
Ever since Private First Class Vanessa Guillén disappeared on April 22, her family and friends have endured unending turmoil. On Sunday, remains found near Fort Hood were identified as Guillén’s, and now lawmakers around Texas and the country are calling for a full...
Texas House Democrats announce record-breaking fundraising haul
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee announced Wednesday they raised $1.3 million this year, surpassing the fundraising haul from the 2018 cycle. The average donation was $34 from 8,500 individual donors. “This is a Texan-led movement,” said HDCC Chairwoman...
VIDEO: Behind the Curve: Greg Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO_tnHlWqVA Escalating case numbers. Mounting deaths. Hospitals running out of capacity. It didn't have to be this way, but Governor Greg Abbott's pandemic response has been woefully Behind the Curve. This is a new series from Texas...
Texas braces for surge in COVID-19 deaths after weeks of rising cases
Texas saw two record-breaking figures in the battle against COVID-19 on Tuesday; 10,000 new cases and 60 fatalities in a single day. Confirmed cases in Texas have already been mounting for weeks; the total number of confirmed cases in the state has doubled from...
Abbott’s approval is down, as coronavirus cases go up
In recent polling by The Texas Politics Project, Gov. Greg Abbott’s job approval rating has dropped, as the number of COVID-19 cases rises in the state. The poll features numerous questions on attitudes toward the coronavirus pandemic, finding that Texans have become...
Eddie Lucio’s shady ties with the private prison industry
A recently resurfaced transcript shows State Sen. Eddie Lucio Jr. admitting to making money from the prison industry. Lucio, a Democrat who has represented Brownsville for nearly 30 years has frequently come under fire from progressives for his right-wing stances on a...
Democrats intensify efforts to flip Texas House with new funding initiative
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee announced Tuesday they would be launching a new initiative to fund competitive races to flip the Texas House. The initiative will rely on the fundraising abilities of sitting Democratic members of the statehouse, like...
Rep. Celia Israel talks Abbott pandemic response, blue Texas, and the 2021 Texas Legislature
The Signal recently spoke to state Rep. Celia Israel, head of the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee and founder of the Texas House LGBTQ Caucus, about the upcoming November elections and Gov. Greg Abbott’s pandemic response so far. This interview has been...
Beyoncé is voting by mail in Texas
The Harris County Clerk’s Office announced Thursday they had processed the vote-by-mail application of Beyoncé. The singer-songwriter and native Houstonian will be joining millions of other Texans in casting an absentee ballot this election. ...
With COVID-19 cases skyrocketing, testing remains elusive for many Texans
When he was in Dallas on Sunday, Vice President Mike Pence echoed the optimistic tone of the White House and President Trump when it comes to COVID-19, even though cases and hospitalizations have accelerated in Texas at an alarming pace. After congratulating Gov. Greg...
Texas Democratic organizers unionize, score successful contract
Organizers with the Texas Democratic Party announced Thursday they had officially unionized, striking a contract with their bosses after roughly two weeks of negotiations. Jacob Canyon, a Millenial/Gen Z constituency organizer with the party and a representative for...
Jessica Cisneros is not done: How taking on a political machine transformed South Texas
Four months after running for Congress, Jessica Cisneros has settled into a different routine. Instead of knocking doors, she is drafting motions and affidavits as an immigration attorney. Instead of dialing voters, she is on the phone with clients and other attorneys...
Trump touts border wall ‘progress’ as countries ban American travelers
President Trump was hoping to focus his reelection campaign on a strong economy, but since his failure to contain the coronavirus obliterated that strategy he’s back to where he started — demonizing immigrants and fomenting racial anxiety. Trump recently...
Texas followed White House guidelines for reopening. It saw a spike in cases anyway.
In an interview with Fox News on Tuesday, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick attacked Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious disease specialist who under a vacuum of leadership from President Trump, has somewhat unwillingly become the country’s most sobering voice on...
Progressive groups unite behind challenger Sara Stapleton-Barrera, denounce incumbent Eddie Lucio Jr.
In a remarkable display of support, progressive advocacy groups that work on a broad range of issues from education, to women’s health care and reproductive rights, to the environment, to LGBTQ equality coalesced behind Sara Stapleton-Barrera, a Democratic candidate...