Category: Texas Democrats

Texas Democrats Believe They Can Turn State Blue on Social Issues

Democratic leaders in the Lone Star State vowed to turn Texas blue by running on progressive social change during the kickoff of the 2022 Texas State Democratic Convention in Dallas on July 14. Thursday’s event featured Democrats running for Congress and doubled as a fundraiser. It marked the first time in four years Texas Democrats…


Facts Matter (Aug 20): New Bill Bans All Unvaccinated Americans From Flying, Advancing Through Congress

On Wednesday, the Georgia State Election Board voted in favor of opening up a bipartisan investigation of Fulton County—specifically, the way in which they manage their elections. In Texas, after a standoff that lasted 38 days, House Democrats have now officially returned to Texas—a day after the Texas Supreme Court ruled that they can be…


Deep Dive (Aug. 11): 52 Arrest Warrants Signed for Texas Democrats Who Fled State

In the wee hours of Wednesday morning, Senate Democrats pushed through the $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. If the Democrat-controlled House also approves it, the budget resolution will open the door for Democrats to use a process called budget reconciliation for legislation on health care, the climate, and more. This comes as Senate Republicans blocked the…


Deep Dive (July 28): First Arrest Warrant for Texas Democrat Who Fled State Over Voting Bill

President Joe Biden makes a stop in Pennsylvania to push for factory jobs in the United States, as the Senate works to finish the bipartisan infrastructure bill. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer says they’ll work through the weekend if that’s what it takes. The bipartisan group blew past a Monday deadline for the $1.2 trillion package….


Deep Dive (July 19): Paxton: Texas Democrats Could Be Arrested as Soon as They Return

Hundreds of supporters called on the White House and the international community over the weekend to help the Cuban people protesting the communist regime. But it’s not just across the United States. Cuban exiles also gathered in Chile’s capital over the weekend, as well as in the Dominican Republic, to show their support and call for…


Texas Democrat Joe Moody Removed from House Leadership Post Over Walk-Out

Texas House Democrat Joe Moody has been relieved of his duties as speaker pro tempore in a disciplinary act announced by Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, as a consequence of Moody’s participation in a Democrat walk-out that broke quorum and put a freeze on a GOP election reform bill. Phelan, in a memo on Thursday,…