Texas Democrats take aim at Texas Supreme Court
Following a string of losses in court at the hands of the Texas Supreme Court, Texas Democrats are reminding voters that justices are elected — and they have a history of partisan voting. The pressure follows a decision by the Texas Supreme Court this week that...
20 for ’20: Time to break the streak
Democrats haven’t won a statewide election in Texas since 1994. In 2020, led by MJ Hegar’s trailblazing US Senate campaign and with one of the deepest and most talented judicial slates in state history, Texas Democrats are looking to break the streak. While Joe...
Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins responds to Texas Supreme Court
The Texas Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins cannot send out 2.4 million mail ballot applications to registered voters. The Texas Supreme Court is temporarily blocking the effort after a state judge cleared the way for Hollins to...
What would Herman Cain think?
On Sunday, President Donald Trump hosted his first indoor rally in months, speaking before a bustling and largely maskless crowd in Henderson, Nevada. He did so in defiance of state and local orders against gatherings of more than 50 people, and may well leave the...
Abbott’s COVID-19 approval rating continues to plummet
The latest poll by the COVID-19 Consortium, a project by Harvard and other universities that survey the approval rating of governors during the pandemic, shows Gov. Greg Abbott’s approval rating has fallen for the sixth straight month in a row. Only 35 percent of...
20 for ‘20: Kick-Ass Women Congressional Candidates
We have fewer than 50 days until the November election. It’s crunch time. That’s why, all week, we’ll be bringing you our 20 for ‘20, highlighting twenty candidates, causes and organizations working to turn Texas blue. Today, we want to focus on stellar women running...
MJ Hegar challenges John Cornyn to three debates
U.S. Senate candidate MJ Hegar is calling on Sen. John Cornyn to join her in three televised debates. “We owe Texas voters multiple opportunities to hear Senator Cornyn and me debate our plans for Texas,” Hegar said in a prepared statement. “We all know John Cornyn...
Chad Wolf, previously blasted by Texas Democrats, lands in the national hot seat
Chad Wolf, the current acting Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), faces a potentially bruising time on Capitol Hill from several Democratic lawmakers who consider him emblematic of the White House’s cruelty and dishonesty. Wolf, who frequently...
Poll: Julie Oliver about even with GOP opponent Roger Williams
Progressive Democratic candidate Julie Oliver is in a close race with her GOP incumbent opponent Rep. Roger Williams, a new internal poll finds. The poll of 400 likely voters by EMC Research shows Oliver only two percentage points behind Williams, 45 to 43, with a...
20 for ’20: The candidates and organizations turning Texas blue
We have just 50 days left in the 2020 election, and we need to do everything we can to make it count. That’s why, all week, we’ll be bringing you our 20 for ‘20, highlighting the candidates, causes and organizations working to turn Texas blue. Today, we start with 5...
Crenshaw defends Trump lying to Americans about COVID-19
Democratic candidate Sima Ladjevardian circulated footage this weekend of Rep. Dan Crenshaw defending Trump for lying to Americans about the deadliness of COVID-19. “You see it with the current debate with the president about whether he downplayed it or not,” Crenshaw...
John Ratcliffe has abdicated his duties on election security
On Thursday, Microsoft released a report detailing attempts by Russia, China, and Iran to meddle in the 2020 election. The same day, it was revealed that a whistleblower in the Department of Homeland Security filed a complaint alleging that the Trump administration...
Sunrise Movement issues Texas endorsements for Congress
Sunrise Movement, a nonprofit political action group of young climate activists, announced their 2020 endorsements on Friday. They include two Texans running for Congress: Julie Oliver in Texas’ 25th congressional district and Mike Siegel in Texas 10th congressional...
Kulkarni welcomes debates, Nehls responds with crickets
In an attempt to engage both campaigns, Texas 22nd congressional district Democratic candidate and former diplomat Sri Preston Kulkarni challenged his Republican opponent and Sheriff Troy Nehls to four debates and public forums — but there has been no response from...
BREAKING: Judge rules Harris County can send out mail ballot applications
In a loss for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, the Harris County District Court ruled Friday that Harris County can legally send out vote-by-mail applications to all registered voters. Harris County Clerk Chris Hollins is planning on sending more than 2 million...