Jill Biden is coming to Texas to promote early voting
Early voting in Texas begins Tuesday. To promote it and stump for her husband, Jill Biden is traveling to three major Texas cities: Houston, El Paso and Dallas. Jill Biden will meet in each of the cities with Democrats, including Beto O’Rourke, Rep. Veronica Escobar,...
Rep. Katie Porter and progressive PAC make a play for Texas
Congresswoman Katie Porter and the Progressive Change Campaign Committee, a national PAC that backs progressive candidates, are turning their attention to Texas. The PCCC announced Monday it would be directing its members to donate to seven progressive House...
Weekly Polling roundup, October 12
With just 22 days to the election, let’s take a look at the latest rounds of polling in the largest battleground state. It’s neck-and-neck between Biden and Trump A poll released by Civiqs on Wednesday demonstrates just how close the presidential race is in Texas....
McCaul returns campaign cash from investor named in Paxton bribery scandal
Republican Rep. Mike McCaul has returned the campaign cash given to him by the Austin investor at the center of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s bribery scandal, reports KXAN's John Engel. Last week, seven high-ranking officials in Paxton’s office resigned,...
Monica Roberts: A Pioneering Voice for the Transgender Community
Monica Roberts, a pioneering blogger who started TransGriot, died earlier this week, prompting an outpouring of remembrances from Texas and around the country. Roberts had been hailed as a pioneer for covering the trans community, and won numerous accolades for her...
Wendy Davis releases ad attacking Chip Roy for defunding police
Democratic congressional candidate Wendy Davis released her sixth TV ad on Friday. The ad focuses on the safety of Davis’ granddaughters and her family. “I’m Wendy Davis and we need criminal justice reform, but I don’t support defunding the police,” Davis says...
Gina Ortiz Jones hammers Tony Gonzales for lack of healthcare plan
In last night’s televised debate against Tony Gonzales, Gina Ortiz Jones had a singular objective: reiterating her plan for quality affordable and accessible healthcare, versus her opponent’s non-plan to provide protections for pre-existing conditions. For Gonzales, a...
Texas House Democrats reveal healthcare plan for 2021
In press conferences around the state on Thursday, Texas House Democrats previewed the healthcare policy they would be fighting for in the 2021 legislative session. The “Affordable Healthcare For Every Texan Plan” would expand Medicaid, extend Medicaid coverage for...
Texas House Dem chair asks colleagues to roast him for cash
State Rep. Chris Turner, chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, is asking fellow state house members to roast him for his 48th birthday. The fundraising event will allow viewers to tune into the roast via Zoom. The lowest ticket for the virtual event is going for...
Op-Ed: Tackle the fraud, not the vote: a millennial Republican’s plea to the GOP
Ben Proler is a National Board Member of MaverickPAC, the premier national network for conservative young business professionals. Dear GOP Leadership, Our party says it wants to make voting easier but then does the opposite. We restrict polling places and oppose...
Texas Supreme Court rules against Harris County mail ballot expansion
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday against an effort by Harris County to send more than 2 million mail ballot applications to voters. The move would have gotten more mail ballots in the hands of eligible voters in the state’s most populated county amid the...
Wendy Davis raises $3.4 million in third quarter
Democratic congressional candidate Wendy Davis raised $3.4 million dollars in the latest fundraising quarter. That brings the total fundraising for Davis to $7.8 million this cycle. The average donation was $67 with 95 percent of donations coming from contributors who...
Rep. Joaquin Castro Wants to Remind Mike Pompeo He Shouldn’t Be Campaigning
Rep. Joaquin Castro and Rep. Eliot Engel are taking issue with trips and speeches from Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to various churches and organizations in Texas, Wisconsin and Florida. As the nation’s chief diplomat, Pompeo is eschewing the non-partisan tradition...
New watchdog report sheds doubt on GOP nominee’s promise
Jim Wright, the Republican candidate running for a seat on the Texas Railroad Commission, the influential state agency that regulates oil and gas, looks destined to break his latest pledge. In his primary running an underfunded campaign against Republican incumbent...
Sima Ladjevardian raises $1.5 million in latest fundraising quarter
Democratic congressional candidate Sima Ladjevardian reported raising $1.5 million in the latest fundraising quarter, totaling $3 million for the entire cycle. She is running a corporate PAC free campaign against Rep. Dan Crenshaw in Texas’ 2nd congressional district...