A Special Election has been called for November 7, 2023, to fill the vacancy created by scandalized former Texas House District 2 Representative Bryan Slaton. The Democratic candidate is Kristen Washington. There are multiple Republican candidates, and there will be
President Biden’s plan to grow the economy from the middle out and bottom up marks a fundamental break with trickle-down economics — a failed theory that has failed the middle class. “Folks, let me say as clearly as I can,
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Thanks to President Biden’s leadership, countless Texans – especially rural Texans and Texas’ ranching and farming families – will soon be able to access the reliable, affordable broadband they need to run their businesses, do their homework, and stay connected
59 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson, a great Texas Democrat, signed into law the Civil Rights Act of 1964 – a landmark piece of legislation that codified into law an American ideal that all people are created equal. With
Fourteen amendments to the Texas state constitution were certified to appear on the ballot in Texas on Nov 7, 2023. Recommendations from Bexar County Democratic Party Official Sec. of State explanatory statements. Find out even more at Ballotpedia
Over the Juneteenth Holiday Weekend, Greg Abbott Quietly Vetoes Bill to Expand Voting Access to Texans with Disabilities. Greg Abbott quietly vetoed a bill that would have expanded voting access to Texans with disabilities, marking the latest effort in Abbott’s
Connecticut establishes early voting, includes state Voting Rights Act in budget. In Connecticut, Governor Ned Lamont signed H.B. 5004, which establishes a two-week early voting period. Connecticut had been one of only four states with no in-person early voting. Additionally,
The 88th regular legislative session finally came to a close Monday, May 29. Sadly but unsurprisingly, Texas Republicans filed many bills that intended to take over our local elections. Since Republicans control both chambers of the legislature, they were able
Texas Republicans clash over property tax relief, showing rift between governor, lieutenant governor.KERA | By Sarah Asch | Texas Standard, June 5, 2023 “Right now it’s kind of a three-way standoff between the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House
Where Texas redistricting lawsuits stand after U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Alabama case. Breaking from a recent pattern of weakening protections for voters of color, the U.S. Supreme Court last week left intact a key portion of the federal Voting
Early this session Springer was spotted at a karaoke bar in Austin flipping the double bird to an audience of lawmakers and staffers as he belted the lyrics to “Zombie,” by the Cranberries, a warning about the ruinous effects of pointless hostility.