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Block Walking with John Courage
I took a step today to actually get involved locally as a Texas Democrat. I got up and went to the North East Bexar County Democrats office. When I first got there, there were bags to be counted and...
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Block Walking with John Courage
I took a step yesterday to actually get involved locally as a Texas Democrat. I got up and went to the North East Bexar County Democrats office. When I first got there, there were bags to be counted...
View ArticleAlamObama 2.0: When Texans get to work!
I,TexMex (former expat in Canada for over thirty years) have been wandering about in San Antonio looking to see what the San Antonio Democratic support for President Obama looks like and it is very...
View ArticleTexas Dems Are On the Rise!!
Quick diary because I must be off to Sunday events in Comal County.1st: 2-4P gathering for Dems at Eagles Hall in New Braunfels. This is for Kathleen Krueger who is running for County Commissioner. The...
View ArticleBlue Texas? What the National Media is STILL missing
Is is finally time to Turn Texas Blue?Recently, much of the news media has been dominated by the roll out of Battleground Texas... a grassroots initiative aimed at making Democrats competitive in the...
View ArticleTexas Health Scare: Why Medicaid Matters
Now that we are 7 months past the historic Supreme Court decision upholding the Affordable Care Act, and 4 months past the historic reelection of President Obama and Democratic control of the Senate,...
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Texas Matters: News and Action
Texas Matters is a Thursday evening series (yes, we're a day late--sorry about that!) focusing on Texas political news while sharing information and strategies with the aim of taking back our...
View ArticleThere is a progressive uprising taking place in Texas
When Democratic Texas State Senator Wendy Davis filibustered an omnibus anti-abortion bill for over 10 hours, she single-handedly lit a fire under the progressive movement in Texas.Quite frankly, Texas...
View ArticleRule Number 1-- Never Underestimate Wendy Davis
Until one week ago, most people in the United States had never even heard of Texas State Senator Wendy Davis. I'll even wager that most Texans didn't know who she was. But they're sure starting to find...
View ArticleI am a Texas Delegate, Thanks to Dkos! (And It's a Blue Effing Deal.)
In many ways, it was a big fucking deal for me, but maybe it should be a BFD for the rest of you Kossacks, too. Or for the next lurker, like me.I live deep in the red clay heart of west Texas, far from...
View ArticleHow 'The People's Filibuster' Changed Texas Politics
Everyday on this planet, people experience a defining moment in their life… a marriage, divorce, the birth of a child, starting college, a new job… these events are significant to that individual, and...
View ArticleA Big Deal: Texas' First Lieutenant Governor's Debate
For over two weeks, Texans have been wondering if there would be a Lieutenant Gubernatorial debate this year. Now we have the answer, as Dan Patrick has agreed to at least one of five debates proposed...
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Help Texas go blue! It's good for you.
I had the privilege of meeting Wendy Davis again at an event in San Antonio. She was lovely and smart and courageous. She gave a great talk distinguishing herself from Gregg Abbott. But I need to say...
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Help Texas go blue! It's good for you.
I had the privilege of meeting Wendy Davis again at an event in San Antonio. She was lovely and smart and courageous. She gave a great talk distinguishing herself from Gregg Abbott. But I need to say...
View ArticleBattleground Texas: Now With Battle Scars
In a post election email sent to campaign volunteers, executive Director Jenn Brown made one part of those future plans abundantly clear…Battleground Texas may be bruised, but is here to stay.Tuesday...
View ArticleIn 'Immigration Action' Lawsuit, Abbott Forecasts Future as Governor
During the 2014 campaign Texas Governor-Elect, Attorney General Greg Abbott said gave this as his current job’s description…“I wake up. I sue Obama. I go home.” Even as he prepares to assume the...
View ArticleDemocrats Fighting for San Antonio!
So a few nights before the grassroots rally I went to a Democratic debate watch party for Hillary. That was a lot of fun and I really enjoyed it. When I was there I met a gentlemen by the name of...
View ArticleTransgender Candidate JENIFER RENE POOL WINS PRIMARY
With a heated Presidential Election in our midst, it is sometimes tough to keep up with important news surrounding other races. This is particularly the case in a state like Texas, which focuses so...
View ArticleSwinging The Electoral College
The following is just food for thought...I’m no Nate Silver and I don’t play one on television or cable but, I’m providing a link to an article in Texas Monthly that’s an interesting read.There are...
View ArticleWhy I have to go Green this time,
I am not leaving the democratic party, my party has left me. I happen to reside in Texas’ newly created congressional district 36. 36 is one of the 8 or so house districts in Texas where my party...
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Why did Texans stop voting for Smart People?
We sent Ann Richards to the Governor’s mansion, LBJ to the Congress and the White House and Jim Wright to Congress! Now we’ve uleashed Blake Farenthold, Louie Gohmert, Ted Poe, Bill Flores, Ted Cruz...
View ArticleA Texas-sized toss up
On Nov. 6, 1990, Democrat Ann Richards defeated Republican Clayton Williams to become the 45th governor of Texas. She won by a 50-47 margin, capitalizing on the arrogance and abhorrence of her GOP...
View ArticleSB 6 Affects Every American! TX SB 6 "Bathroom Bill" heads to TX Full Senate...
I use to wake up every day thinking how much better the world was for the LGBTQ youth of today than when I was a child. More accepting, More liberal, More young people seeing other youth as equal and...
View ArticleAHCA 3.0
If our government representatives were as thorough about gun violence or insurance as they were about scheduling a hearing on the United & Delta incidents on airplanes, we would have a thorough...
View ArticleJune Run-off Marvin Sutton Seeking to Break Decade-long GOP Monopoly on...
By Faith Chatham - May 12, 2017South East Arlington Councilman Robert Rivera has a new job with the Texas Lottery Commission. His seat is open and Democrat Marvin Sutton and Tea Party favorite Roxanne...
View ArticleTurning the Tide in West Texas
Showing up Everywhere: a Proud Progressive Candidate in West TexasMy name is Dan Epstein. I’m a lifelong progressive Democrat and a candidate for US Congress in the Texas 19th Congressional District....
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To Defeat Nazis, We must Do What it Takes to Remove their Allies at the...
I meant to write a policy-post about women’s reproductive health and rights.When I started to think about my next blog-post last week, I wanted it to be about really important policies, like...
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Doing What’s Right for the Texans of Tomorrow: A Pro-Child Platform
We must think about Pro-Child policies across all issues.One thing that my policy will always stand against is those “reforms” put forth by conservatives that put the financial screws to poorer...
View ArticleA Change of Direction: Supporting other Democrats
When I came to West Texas, I had never felt so inspired by a place, by a community. I’ve always wanted to be involved in the struggle for what is best in our society, but never had I been so...
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This Is Texas -- Why Is This State Red?
This is Texas. The voting age population is minority majority. Why is this state red?This is a commonly used voter file vendors model of the party breakdown of registered voters in Texas. Democrats...
View ArticleBeto O'Rourke 24-Hour Live Stream Happening Now
Beto O’Rourke is currently live streaming his entire day on Facebook. It’s an interesting look at a day on the campaign trail. He’s currently (10:13 AM CST) preparing to do a live MSNBC interview with...
View ArticleWomen Warrior series, Mujeres in Politics
Latinas Rising On The Air Radio Talk Show Episode III, Mujeres in Politics, will delve deep into what it really takes to run for politics as a woman and as a Latina! Dr. Jennifer Cantu, was born in...
View ArticleA New Day for Texas- Post Election Thoughts from a Life Long Texas Democrat
I just read a very good article from Buzzfeed about what Beto’s campaign means for my beloved Lone Star State going forward. I’d urge you to read it, and I’d like to highlight what I think are a few...
View ArticleLIVE Battleground TX: Beto & TX Dems Rally Against Fear Protest vs Trump...
UPDATE: 236% increase in hate crimes? ALL Democratic Candidates should hold counter-rallies against Trump. OMG, we need to speak up more and Rally after his fearmongering everywhere he goes. Our...
View ArticleWatch Beto O'Rourke's Rally Against Fear in Texas tonight! (video)
For those who are interested, here’s the livestream of Beto O’Rourke’s Rally Against Fear.While Donald Trump speaks across town, Beto has invited everyone in Dallas to join together and show a unified...
View ArticleNo Place For Hate in Fort Bend County, Texas
In the 2018 election, Democrats captured control of Fort Bend County, Texas. In that election, Democrats won every contested county-wide elected office. KP George was elected County Judge, the...
View ArticleTo all DK members & Democrats in red states, THANK YOU!
I haven’t written a diary since I don’t know when. But with many of my friends freaking out over every little bit of news, I want to offer some hope and gratitude.I fell and broke my left wrist in 10...
View ArticleDozens of progressive groups in Texas mount campaign to fight back against...
As Texas Republicans gear up for another run at passing their horrific voter suppression measure, a coalition of more than 30 progressive groups is fighting back. Those groups launched "Texas for All"...
View ArticleUPDATED: Texas Dems flee to stop GOP voting bill, risk arrest w/ DC trip to...
UPDATED:On Sunday, Republicans in the Texas state legislature advanced two versions of the most extreme anti-voter bill in the country.On Monday, Democrats are not only repeating the quorum-break...
View ArticleTexas Dems Breaking Quorum Again to Keep Fighting for our Voting Rights
So the news just came out that at least 58 members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus will be breaking quorum during this special session to deny the Texas GOP’s efforts to their newest versions of...
View ArticleKitchen Table Kibitzing 7.12.2021: Every. Election. Matters.
At least 50 Texas House Democrats left our state and flew to Washington, D.C. this afternoon because they plan to break quorum tomorrow to prevent Texas Republicans from ramming through their revised...
View ArticleThe Texas Democrats are Standing Their Ground for the Sake of America's...
“That’s right, Hank. You heard me. I say Halleluiah and Praise the Lord for the Democratic Legislators of Texas, ‘cause not only are they tryin’ to save Texas from the Dis-eased Trumpian clutches of...
View ArticleFor C lister rich white male Scott Baio, fighting for voting rights is...
C or D lister and rich, semi-famous white male Scott Baio finds fighting for voting rights to be “grandstanding” . xHey @hwinkler4real , These grandstanding politicians flouted the rules, and now 5...
View ArticleGA-Sen: How Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) Is Keeping The Fight For Voting Rights...
Elections certainly do have consequences:Senate Democrats are preparing to release a revised voting rights bill as soon as this week, hoping to keep the legislation alive a month after Republicans...
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@DiegoBernalTX
Good morning, denizens of the Daily Kos.Offering for your reading the events happening in Texas.Abbott strips funding because Texas Democrats walked out. I don’t feel like writing a ton just to have...
View ArticleNobel Peace Prize for Texas State House Democrats?
The headline of this article probably caught your attention. Good. I think the Texas State House Democrats ought to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2022. I picked the year 2022 because the...
View ArticleTexas House Republicans Say Quiet Part Out Loud W/ Regard To Voting Rights...
“And so, we’re Gonna make sure we come back with “more Republicans next time.”-State Sen. Justin Holland (TX-33)The entire content of this video comes off like frat boys having their ego stroked, which...
View ArticleWhat Do Non-citizen Immigrants and George Floyd have to do with Voting Rights?
It’s a month since Texas State House Democrats bolted the state for the rarified but swampy air of Washington, D.C. More than 50 of them flew on two planes on July 13. Their decision to walk out on...
View ArticleNYT: The Voters Democrats Say Are Crucial to Flipping Texas
The strategy and numbers outlined here by this group are not just impressive. They are doable!The Voters Democrats Say Are Crucial to Flipping TexasYoung people who are unregistered or do not vote...
View ArticlePaying Attention
The other night, I saw several Democrats (three primary candidates for statewide office in Texas, and one regional Democratic leader) discussing the State of Democracy on Facebook Live. Looking at the...
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