Texas Black Leaders discuss 2021 legislative session
The NAACP Houston Branch hosted a crucial conversation with the community at the Buffalo Soldiers Museum last week to discuss how the latest bills in the Texas legislative session will impact the Black community. Texas legislators, community organizers, and...
Ken Paxton: The political cockroach
The stories flooded across the country in 2015. “Grand Jury Indicts Texas Attorney General, Ken Paxton, on Felony Charges,” a New York Times headline read. Another by the Texas Tribune declared “Paxton Surrenders in Securities Fraud Indictment.” Nevermind that it had...
On DACA’s ninth anniversary, activists and lawmakers push for a pathway to citizenship
Nine years ago, DACA was officially signed into law by President Obama. Since that time, DACA has faced several legal battles, and there is still a Texas case pending that could upend the entire program. This is why several democratic lawmakers spoke in Washington...
Beto talks voting rights, Houston crowd says ‘Run, Beto, Run’
Paying little attention to the heat advisory or soaring temperatures in Houston, hundreds showed up to hear former presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke speak about voting and voting rights on Sunday. Much of the rally focused on the defeat of Senate Bill 7, the...
The Case: Veronica Escobar for Governor of Texas
In 2018, Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia made history by becoming the first two Latinas elected to Congress from Texas. And since that election, I have watched as Escobar has continually made Texas proud. Now in her second congressional term, Escobar has...
Louie Gohmert suggests changing the orbit of the Moon and Earth to address climate change
After years of denying the scientific consensus, it seems that the GOP is finally coming around to the idea that climate change is a real problem that needs to be dealt with. While most plans to deal with the climate crisis center around cutting emissions, Rep. Louie...
‘We have more work to do,’ Dan Patrick announces run for re-election
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced Thursday that he would be seeking re-election in 2022. “We have more work to do and I’m looking forward to the upcoming special session,” Patrick said in a video accompanying his announcement. “The Democrats are bragging again that...
Beto O’Rourke takes his Drive for Democracy tour to North Texas
Beto O’Rourke is back on the road in Texas for a 22-stop (and counting) tour around the state called “Drive for Democracy.” And though these stops are meant to raise awareness around the latest Republican voter suppression efforts, for many it’s starting to feel like...
Inside Senator Sarah Eckhardt’s Big Gamble
In the pantheon of Texas royalty, there are few politicians with more cachet than State Senator Sarah Eckhardt (D-14). Her mother, Nadine, worked as assistant with LBJ and legendary political firebrand Molly Ivins, and was also the first wife of author Billy Lee...
Should police be required to get liability insurance? This Texas company says yes
Over a year after the murder of George Floyd, America still hasn’t figured out the structural reforms necessary to prevent such police abuses from happening in the future. Much of the debate around law enforcement reform has so far centered around calls to defund the...
Texas Dems aim to register 2 million voters ahead of 2022
On Wednesday, Texas Democrats announced the launch of Project Texas, an organizing effort 17 months ahead of 2022 that will attempt to register as many likely Democratic voters as possible. Democrats believe that of the roughly 3 million unregistered voters in...
Paxton Smith on her viral speech and what comes next in the fight for reproductive rights
After delivering a valedictory speech at the commencement of Lake Highlands High School in Dallas that went viral, Paxton Smith has been generating headlines around the world, and in the process exposing the extreme anti-abortion legislation that was passed in Texas....
Op-Ed: Why 2021 is a year worth celebrating for Texas progressives
Progressives are winning. More and more of our candidates are being elected. Our issues are becoming more mainstream. We’re building the Democratic Party into a more progressive machine. While the naysayers like to pin the loss of candidates like Deborah Peoples in...
Texas Dems call on Congress to pass voting rights bill
After Texas Democrats broke quorum on May 30, numerous legislatures are calling on Congress to pass the For the People Act and the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. Texas House Democrats held a town hall on Thursday to discuss the reaction since 67 Democrats killed...
Rep. Jasmine Crockett on why Texas Democrats cannot back down in the fight against voter suppression
For first-term State Rep. Jasmine Crockett, the legislative session in Texas was, to put it mildly, a “disappointment.” In an interview with Texas Signal, the Dallas-based civil rights attorney had a lot to say about the session, what comes next in the fight for...