Following the shooting of Jacob Blake, athletes take an unprecedented move
The Milwaukee Bucks could have clinched a first-round playoff win Wednesday if they had defeated the Orlando Magic. However, as tip-off neared and no Bucks players could be found practicing on the court, it was clear they were getting ready to make history by...
Pro-choice donors pressure Planned Parenthood Texas Votes to dump Sarah Davis
A growing list of Texas pro-choice activists and donors are pressuring the campaign arm of Planned Parenthood to skip out on endorsing Republican state lawmaker Sarah Davis as she seeks re-election in Houston's House District 134. Davis is the only pro-choice...
Horror at Cy-Fair ISD’s reopening plans turns to grim resignation
Cy-Fair Independent School District (CFISD), the third-largest school district in Texas home to more than 114,000 students, is set to begin its fall semester on September 8. With a mix of in-person and virtual learning, teachers across the district are raising alarms,...
The Far Right Movement in the Lone Star State is lonelier than ever
Vice President Joe Biden is leading President Donald Trump in several of the latest Texas polls. On the surface it seems like an about face for the traditionally red state, but a closer look at the state’s shifting politics reveals growing daylight between the...
The Joe Biden I Know
By peculiar happenstance and more than a bit of ambition, on the Saturday following my 26th birthday, I found myself elected mayor of my hometown. Kyle, Texas is a bustling community of nearly 50,000 people and an upstanding middle-class suburb of the tech-savvy and...
Texas Republicans still clinging to build that wall
Last week, former Trump campaign manager and White House chief strategist Steve Bannon was arrested, along with conservative activist Brian Kolfage, and two other men, on charges of defrauding donors through an organization known as “We Build the Wall.” The endeavor...
As Trump stumps for Texas, another poll shows him in dead heat with Biden
A new Public Policy Polling poll released Monday by USA Today again shows Texas is very much in play this November. Former Vice President Joe Biden leads President Trump by one percentage point, 48 percent to 47 percent. Trump carried the Lone Star State by a margin...
GOP chooses to boldly stand for nothing
In news that few anticipated, on Sunday the GOP conceded defeat in the marketplace of ideas and adopted a resolution not to pass a platform at this week’s Republican National Convention. For those of you that think this seems extraordinarily odd, well...it is. Anyone...
Texas Delegation Reflects on Its Role in a Virtual Convention
On Thursday afternoon, the Texas Democratic Party held a virtual town hall with several of their delegates to reflect on what is happening in the state, and what is coming in the future. Like every event related to the DNC Convention, this townhall was virtual, and...
Democratic ad buys continue in key Texas congressional swing races
Gina Ortiz Jones, a congressional Democratic candidate running in one of Texas’ most competitive races, has released her second TV ad. “As a veteran, I’m for strong national security, a first-class education system that invests in teachers, and more vocational...
New Poll Shows a Close Race for Texas Railroad Commissioner
No Democrat has won statewide office in Texas since 1994, but railroad commissioner candidate Chrysta Castañeda is in striking distance, and her bid could bode well for races throughout the state. A new poll from Global Strategy Group shows a sharp race for Castañeda...
Andy Brown has big ideas for Travis County. To do them, he plans to divest from jails
On Sunday, Travis County Democrats nominated attorney and former Beto O’Rourke advisor Andy Brown as their candidate for county judge, the county’s top executive office. Brown will face off against a Republican opponent who will almost assuredly lose in November. In...
Podcast: Brittany Switzer, the Senior Brand Manager for the Texas Democratic Party, discusses the Convention
Our very own contributing writer Joe Deshotel spoke with Brittany Switzer from the TDP, about the Democratic National Convention, the nominees and the events planned on behalf of the party in the state. Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images
DNC Convention Smartly Highlights Texas Latinas
In the leadup to the Democratic National Convention, there was a lot of consternation regarding the role (or lack thereof) for Texans. However, after the first two nights, many Texans have made an appearance, and for the Latinas in the state who have received the...
Texas Republicans quietly ended public hearings for redistricting. Advocacy groups are demanding change.
In the shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, Texas Republicans have quietly halted plans to hold a series of public input hearings across more than 20 cities, slated to occur earlier this year, to collect public testimonials from Texans about redistricting. These...