Op-Ed: The foundation of our country, immigrants are key to its rebuilding
Our country has faced seemingly insurmountable challenges before. Each time, generations of Americans have risen to the occasion and tackled them with America’s particular brand of unity and purpose. Our nation is rooted in the belief that everyone has something to...
Texas surpasses 2016 voter turnout
Turnout numbers in Texas surpassed the 2016 total on Thursday. In 2016, just under nine million Texans voted in the election. Texas hit that nine million mark on Thursday through early in-person voting and mail-in ballots. Likewise, while voter turnout in...
Lulu Seikaly on what a second COVID relief bill needs
On Wednesday, the Signal spoke to Democratic candidate Lulu Seikaly, an attorney running for Congress in the Plano area. Seikaly is facing off against one-term Republican incumbent Rep. Van Taylor and has managed to outraise him in the final few weeks of the race, as...
We can’t bail out corporations with pandemic relief, says Julie Oliver
On Wednesday, the Signal interviewed Julie Oliver, a former healthcare finance analyst running a progressive PAC money-free campaign for Congress. Oliver is facing Republican incumbent Rep. Roger Williams, a car dealership owner and GOP fundraiser. Using only...
Mike Siegel on America’s ‘New Deal’ moment
On Wednesday, the Signal interviewed Mike Siegel, a former attorney for the city of Austin running to unseat Republican incumbent Rep. Michael McCaul (TX-10), one of the wealthiest members of Congress who has frequently voted in line with his donor interests and...
Candace Valenzuela talks police reform and corporate tax loopholes
On Tuesday, the Signal interviewed Candace Valenzuela, a former local school board member running for an open seat in Texas 24th congressional district. Going into 2020, the suburban Dallas congressional seat was already among the likeliest to flip in the state....
Kamala Harris will vist 3 Texas cities
This morning, the Biden campaign announced the three cities Senator Kamala Harris is expected to make appearances in on Friday as the Democratic ticket works feverishly to secure the 38 electoral votes at play in Texas. Harris will visit Fort Worth, McAllen, and...
Op-Ed: Texas Flipping Hinges on the Power of Young Black and Brown Voters
Over the last four years, Americans have watched Trump refuse to denounce white supremacy - a low bar of what should be the basic cost of admittance to hold the highest office, in one of the most diverse countries on earth. As Latina and Black women, who have given...
Abbott focuses on police politics as Texas leads U.S. in COVID-19 cases
Gov. Greg Abbott will be hosting a Texas “Backs The Blue" press conference on Wednesday. He will be joined by Sen. John Cornyn, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Texas Statehouse Speaker Rep. Dennis Bonnen — three fellow Republicans who in recent months have desperately...
Two Democrats declare bid for Texas House Speaker
Two Democrats have put their names forward in the race for speaker of the Texas House. On Friday, state Rep. Senfronia Thompson of Houston filed to run for speaker, becoming the first to do so. Thompson, also known as “Ms. T,” is the second longest serving...
Ken Paxton’s Legal Woes Deepen
Over five years ago, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton was indicted by a grand jury for felony securities fraud. His case has kicked around in various courts in Texas and is now poised for a return to Collin County. But now, Paxton finds himself in an even grimmer...
Chrysta Castañeda raises $3.7 million, more than half from Bloomberg
Democratic railroad commission candidate Chrysta Castañeda announced a $3.7 million fundraising haul this past month. More than half of the campaign cash came from a $2.6 million contribution from New York billionaire and former presidential candidate Mike Bloomberg....
Texas Statehouse Dems fundraising total tops $10 million
On Monday, the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of statehouse Democrats, announced they had raised more than $10 million this cycle so far. More than $4.5 million has been raised in the past month, according to HDCC. "When we launched this...
Why We Fight
Two weeks ago, Signal received a tip about a purported news website operating in Austin that had published a series of misleading stories largely attacking progressive candidates in non-partisan Austin City Council races. Stories linked in the initial piece Signal...
Kamala Harris is coming to Texas
One of the first major moments of the 2020 Democratic primary came early in 2019 when one of the candidates descended on Texas and moved a packed gymnasium at Texas Southern University to thunderous applause. The event showed what Texans have known all along: In...