On September 11, 2001, Al-Qaeda operatives hijacked four commercial airliners, crashing them into the World Trade Center. None of the nineteen hijackers were Afghan nationals. Weeks after the attack, the United States announced that U.S. armed forces had launched...
Ben brings over four years of experience as a political communications manager and graphic designer to Texas Signal, where he serves as our Social Media Manager and does everything from designing graphics and posting on social media, to writing a column about current events. Ben was the Social Media Director for College Democrats of America during the historic 2018 midterms when Democrats swept the House of Representatives. Ben was a first-generation university student and graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Public Administration.
Protestors demand the resignation of City of San Marcos leadership
Protestors, friends, and family of Jennifer Miller, a woman killed in a car crash in the summer of 2020 by off-duty San Marcos Police Officer Sgt. Ryan Hartman, gathered outside of San Marcos City Hall to demand the resignation of city leadership. Protestors are...
Op-ed: Joe Manchin it’s time to stop obstructing Biden’s agenda
Senator Joe Manchin, one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, has become a household name thanks to his signature brand of obstructing any attempt by President Biden to improve the material conditions of Americans. The mainstream media and pundits on TV...
Op-Ed: Nihilism won’t save Gen Z, or this planet
As a member of Generation Z, aka Zoomer, I feel I am in a unique position to discuss the future my generation has to live with. Generation Z, or those born between 1995 and 2010 are some of the youngest members of our society. We’ve grown up in a world full of war,...
Op-Ed: Socialism isn’t scaring away Latinos, it’s uniting us.
Another election has passed with another Republican victory in South Texas. Political pundits and the media are convinced that the once Democratic stronghold of South Texas is turning more and more Republican because of socialism. That couldn’t be further from the...
Beto O’Rourke is returning to Texas’ 254 counties
Beto O’Rourke, who famously campaigned across Texas’ 254 counties during his bid for U.S. Senate in 2018, is returning to every single county in the state. Not as a candidate, but with his organization, Powered by People, which is directing the organizing muscle...