A Tough Night. A New Day

From a musician's standpoint, it is very easy to see the parallels between musical theater and political theater. Both take months of meticulous planning and rehearsal.  While everyone in a production certainly has individual responsibilities... learning their music to note-perfect accuracy, and rehearsing lines until they are off-book... the real work comes when you start putting everything together.  … Continue Reading ››

Leticia Van de Putte: Earning Every Vote

If State Senator and Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor Leticia Van de Putte really is behind by double digits in the polls, you wouldn't know it if you see her in person. In the final days up to what is sure to be an historic election, the candidate spent her time racing across the state on … Continue Reading ››

Texoblogosphere: Week of November 3rd

The Texas Progressive Alliance fervently hopes that all of the election winners have our state's best interests at heart as we bring you this week's roundup. Off the Kuff discusses what the Republicans didn't tell us about voter ID, and the bigger question about it that has yet to be decided. Libby Shaw writing … Continue Reading ››

A Big Gamble for Battleground Texas in 2014??

The lead-up to Election Night always gets somewhat ridiculous.  The media takes sides in a desperate attempt to claim that they're the next oracle of political predictions.  This is typical and expected. Take Paul Burka, acclaimed political journalist and writer for Texas Monthly, who in a short 2 paragraph article, cemented his views on the … Continue Reading ››