Author: Fernando Ramirez
Texas House Democrats announce record-breaking fundraising haul
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee announced Wednesday they raised $1.3 million this year, surpassing the fundraising haul from the 2018 cycle. ...Democrats intensify efforts to flip Texas House with new funding initiative
The Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee announced Tuesday they would be launching a new initiative to fund competitive races to flip the ...Rep. Celia Israel talks Abbott pandemic response, blue Texas, and the 2021 Texas Legislature
The Signal recently spoke to state Rep. Celia Israel, head of the Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee and founder of the Texas ...Beyoncé is voting by mail in Texas
The Harris County Clerk’s Office announced Thursday they had processed the vote-by-mail application of Beyoncé. The singer-songwriter and native Houstonian will be ...Texas Democratic organizers unionize, score successful contract
Organizers with the Texas Democratic Party announced Thursday they had officially unionized, striking a contract with their bosses after roughly two weeks ...Texas election forecaster predicts Texas House will flip in 2020
Mike Hailey, a longtime Texas politics reporter, is forecasting a blowout year for Democrats in the Texas House. Hailey predicts Democrats will ...Republican PAC continues to spend to save Will Hurd’s imperiled GOP seat
It’s arguably the most competitive congressional race in Texas this year — and several GOP donors are unwilling to let it go ...Reminder: Early voting in Texas has begun
Monday, June 29, marks the first day of early voting in Texas for this year’s primary runoff elections. That means Texans can ...Weekend wrap-up: COVID-19 infection rate climbs, Abbott shows regret
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is self-quarantining after being exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19 last week, the judge’s office ...Supreme Court says no to Texas Democrats vote-by-mail expansion
The U.S. Supreme Court issued a statement on Friday rejecting an initial request by Texas Democrats to overturn a lower court’s decision ...In Texas, COVID-19 hospitalizations have doubled in past two weeks
A total of 4,389 Texans are currently being treated in hospitals for COVID-19, state data released Wednesday shows. That’s more than double ...Why are Texas Republicans and Trump afraid of vote-by-mail?
President Trump intensified his fear-mongering campaign against voting by mail this week, warning in a series of tweets that foreign countries would ...
