The news on Friday night that Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had passed away after a heroic battle with pancreatic cancer hit us and millions of Americans hard. While the timing and circumstance of the 2020 elections added an additional, confusing layer to...
Texas Delegation Reflects on Its Role in a Virtual Convention
On Thursday afternoon, the Texas Democratic Party held a virtual town hall with several of their delegates to reflect on what is happening in the state, and what is coming in the future. Like every event related to the DNC Convention, this townhall was virtual, and...
Podcast: Brittany Switzer, the Senior Brand Manager for the Texas Democratic Party, discusses the Convention
Our very own contributing writer Joe Deshotel spoke with Brittany Switzer from the TDP, about the Democratic National Convention, the nominees and the events planned on behalf of the party in the state. Photo: OLIVIER DOULIERY/AFP via Getty Images
What to look for in Night 3 of the Democratic National Convention
Wednesday marks the third night of the 2020 Democratic National Convention, a convention unlike any before as the pandemic has forced everything to go virtual. The convention will air from 8 PM to 10 PM CST. Here’s what you can look forward to on the penultimate night...
Travis County Dems tap Andy Brown for county judge
On Sunday evening, the executive committee of the Travis County Democratic Party selected Austin-based attorney and Beto O’Rourke advisor Andy Brown to replace newly sworn in state Sen. Sarah Eckhardt as Democratic nominee for Travis County judge, the top executive...
Signal Q&A with the Texas Democratic Party’s Spanish Press Secretary Rafael Benavides
On Tuesday, Opinion Editor Jessica Montoya Coggins spoke to Rafael Benavides, Spanish Press Secretary of the Texas Democratic Party. They discussed the impact of COVID-19 along the border and the Party's plans to reach out to Latino voters. This interview has been...
With Texas in play, Biden campaign staffs up
Joe Biden’s presidential campaign announced six new key hires in Texas on Monday, a sign the campaign is staffing up in a state both parties consider a battleground state. Rebecca Acuña, a former communications director for Texas Democrats and multiple lawmakers, was...
Signal Q&A with the Texas Democratic Party’s Senior Brand Director Brittany Switzer
Signal contributor Joe Deshotel spoke to Brittany Switzer, Senior Brand Director at the Texas Democratic Party. They discussed the Texas GOP convention fiasco, the Republican response to COVID-19, and the Texas Democratic Party’s plans to win in November. The...
John Cornyn makes false claims about children and COVID-19
Sen. John Cornyn is joining the GOP chorus of misinformation regarding the COVID-19 pandemic. “No one under the age of 20 has died of the coronavirus,” Cornyn said in an interview on Thursday. “We still don’t know whether children can get it and transmit it to...
VIDEO: Behind the Curve: Greg Abbott
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NO_tnHlWqVA Escalating case numbers. Mounting deaths. Hospitals running out of capacity. It didn't have to be this way, but Governor Greg Abbott's pandemic response has been woefully Behind the Curve. This is a new series from Texas...