Politics

El Paso Adds Countywide Voting Ahead of November Elections

This week, El Paso County joins other Texas counties to offer countywide voting in November. County clerks and election administrators…

5 years ago

Risk of COVID Might Keep Poll Workers Home

In Texas, as in most of the country, seniors provide the lion share of labor for polling locations. The COVID…

5 years ago

Texas is (Still) Failing to Meet Its Legal Obligations to Voters

U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia of San Antonio found, for a second time, that Texas continues to violate the federal…

5 years ago

Rep Gene Wu Calls Out Trump on Disaster Response in Op-Ed

Any crisis, whether it’s a pandemic or a hurricane, is a test of presidential leadership, competence, and empathy. Sadly, the…

5 years ago

Making America Great Again with Joe Biden

When I was a young boy, I had a much different perspective on the phrase “Make America Great Again” than…

5 years ago

Candidate Profile: Mike Siegel for Texas Congressional District 10

Progressive candidate Mike Siegel is running for Texas Congressional District 10, after defeating moderate candidate Pritesh Gandhi in the Democratic…

5 years ago

Three Texas Races Added to DCCC Targets

Texas Progressives are starting to make Republicans nervous. Lulu Seikaly, Stephen Daniel and Julie Oliver, are all making great strides…

5 years ago

2017 Texas Boys State > 2020 Republican National Convention

In 2017, the Texas Boys State Convention was held in Austin. These boys, who are nominated by members of the…

5 years ago

Democratic National Convention Day 3 – Reactions From Across Texas

Day Three introduced Kamala Harris to the nation as the Democratic Vice-Presidential nominee. The evening's theme of "A More Perfect…

5 years ago

Democratic National Convention Day 4 – A Nation Reacts

The final day of the 2020 Democratic National Convention introduced the nation to the Joe Biden that his friends, family…

5 years ago

Democratic National Convention Day 2 – Texas Progressive Reactions

Day Two of the first ever virtual major party convention, brought us speeches from Former Presidents Bill Clinton and Jimmy…

5 years ago

I Am a Mother, So I Cannot Sit This One Out

Tonight, when the Democratic National Convention feed switched to Sally Yates, it was a sobering moment. We have endured so…

5 years ago