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Davis Campaign Posts Impressive Numbers

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In the constant back and forth of a heated election season, there's a lot of focus placed on fundraising totals. Particularly in large races, it seems nearly impossible for a campaign to have true credibility without posting huge numbers. Thankfully for Texas Gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis, that hurdle has been cleared. The Democrat has shown … Continue Reading ››
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Davis BLASTS Abbott For Shrouding Dangerous Chemical Locales

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Texas Attorney General Greg Just "Drive Around" Abbott may have ceded some serious ground to State Senator Wendy Davis in the race for Governor, as the Fort Worth Democrat is hitting back against his seedy decision to keep dangerous chemical stockpiles secret from citizens.  Here's the scoop from Bill Hanna of the Fort Worth … Continue Reading ››
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Why A HERO Referendum Could Be Good for Houston And Texas

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After years of planning, a slew of phone calls, repeated trips to City Hall, organizer trainings, exhaustive blog posts and countless closed-door meetings with Council Members, citizens finally found a voice when the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance was passed on May 28th.  The new law instituted an historic new level of protections for all Houstonians, and for many was a cause for celebration. But today, … Continue Reading ››
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Van de Putte Launches First Campaign Video

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If you're a top ticket candidate for an election, it's pretty easy to grab the spotlight and make your voice heard on the issues.  For that year, your nomination to run for the state's highest office gets a lot of focus from the press, and is typically accompanied a healthy dose of funding resources. But for … Continue Reading ››
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How ‘The People’s Filibuster’ Changed Texas Politics

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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 the close family and friends around them.  Then there are even rarer occasions where we experience a defining moment as a collective, … Continue Reading ››
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More Evidence: Texas Doesn’t Vote

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If you know one thing about Battleground Texas, you know that their organization is taking on a huge task... re-make the voting electorate of the Lone Star State. And as Ross Ramsey from the Texas Tribune writes, they've still got a long way to go to be able to do it.
Senate District 3, the most … Continue Reading ››
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DGA Has Little Faith in Wendy Davis

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A central part of the Democratic Party fundraising apparatus, the Democratic Governors Association is a group devoted to the nation's gubernatorial races.  They pour in millions of dollars each year to turn the highest state offices around the country blue. But if you're a Texan, don't expect much from them to help Wendy Davis get … Continue Reading ››