No wonder so many Texans have a negative opinion of government. As the old saying goes, you only get what you put in, and Texans don't put in a lot.
In a recent national study, The Daily Texan Online reports that the Lone Star State came in dead last … Continue Reading ››
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2014: How Texas Democrats Get There
If you're like most Democrats in Texas right now, you're probably disappointed that the GOP were able to win this round of the battle for Women's Rights. I don't intend to make light of that fact... this law will be devastating to hundreds of thousands of Texas Women.
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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 ››
But the irony of yesterday's Stand … Continue Reading ››
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 ››
Texoblogosphere: The Week of May 27th
The Texas Progressive Alliance hopes their legislators get to go home soon as we bring you this week’s roundup.
Off the Kuff doesn’t profess to know whether Rick Perry will run for Governor again or not, but he does know that Greg Abbott would not be any improvement over him in … Continue Reading ››
Off the Kuff doesn’t profess to know whether Rick Perry will run for Governor again or not, but he does know that Greg Abbott would not be any improvement over him in … Continue Reading ››
Paving the Road to Blue Texas: HCDP’s Lane Lewis
I had the opportunity to sit down with Lane Lewis, chair of the Harris County Democratic Party. We discussed some of the activities of the county party, his thoughts about the renewed interest in Texas Democrats, and the possibilities of Texas Turning Blue. And as he said, talking about turning Texas blue is great, … Continue Reading ››
Blue Texas: What the National Media is STILL missing
Time to Turn Texas Blue?
It appears that my initial criticisms were a bit premature. Today, 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 state. Founded by former OFA director Jeremy Bird, the new organization has promised to … Continue Reading ››