Why I’m In for Jen: Jenifer Rene Pool

Houston summers can seem endless, but in reality, we're marching through it quite fast. And nowhere is that calendar time more apparent than in the minds of our local municipal candidates. They see the hot days ticking away, and know that we're under 4 or so months from the November elections, and 90 days … Continue Reading ››

Grand Chance: Steve Grand’s All-American Boy

For being known as "the love that dare not speak its name", gay romance is sure getting a lot of exposure lately. And that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone, as 2013 has been a landmark year for the LGBT community. The Defense of Marriage Act is DEAD, America has its first openly … Continue Reading ››

An Orange Rally with Blue Roots

Yeah ok... As a Democrat and someone who didn't go to UT-Austin, I have to admit that I would have preferred a different set of colors for the Stand With Texas Women movement. What's worse is having the Anti-Choice counter attack steal our blue. Not cool.

But the irony of yesterday's Stand … Continue Reading ››

No More Perrystan!! But what’s next?

At least come early 2015.

Yesterday, the longest-serving Governor in Texas history, made his big announcement... Rick Perry will not seek re-election. Here's more from the Texas Tribune...

Perry announced Monday that he will not run for re-election next year, creating the first open race … Continue Reading ››

Texoblogosphere: Week of July 1st

The Texas Progressive Alliance stands with Wendy as it brings you this week’s roundup.

Off the Kuff points to two recent polls about abortion to note that the people really aren’t asking for more restrictions on reproductive choice.

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Rule 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 out now. In that 168 hours, her Twitter account skyrocketed from 1,200 follower to upwards … Continue Reading ››