With vote totals now fully reported across the state, it’s safe to say there were few surprises during Tuesday’s primary elections. As expected, the state’s most high-profile race between immigrants rights attorney Jessica Cisneros and conservative Democrat...
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back to archiveWhy The Race to Replace Eddie Bernice Johnson Has Gotten So Bitter
With the retirement of longtime Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson, the landscape for Democratic politics in North Texas is poised to dramatically change. Johnson’s retirement itself was a political earthquake, but the race to replace her has turned scorched earth....
Democratic Lieutenant Governor Runoff, a Last Minute Drama-filled Nail Biter?
Days after Democratic lieutenant governor candidate Mike Collier released his first TV ad, a survey of Texas voters from the Dallas Morning News and University of Texas at Tyler found that state Rep. Michelle Beckley leads Collier by double digits, 31 to 19...
Kim Ogg and the Conservative Pushback Against Lina Hidalgo
As her 2022 re-election campaign gets into full swing, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is also currently in the midst of the most high-profile PR struggle of her career, with three current and former staffers being indicted for allegedly conspiring with the firm...
Standout moments from the Texas Democratic Party Chair Debate
On Saturday at the Texas College Democrats Convention, tensions escalated quickly in the Texas Democratic Party Chair debate after incumbent Gilberto Hinojosa, candidate Ret. Colonel Kim Olson, and candidate Texas Southern University professor Carroll G. Robinson...
“A better Texas is possible” Texas College Democratic Convention rallies around saving democracy
Over 300 Texas college students from all over the state rallied around Democratic elected officials and candidates with the central message “A better Texas is possible” at the 2022 Texas College Democratic Convention on Saturday, April 2 at the University of Houston...
Our Revolution on progressive wins in Texas primaries
Progressives running for Congress had a good night on Tuesday. To discuss the results, the Signal spoke with Aaron Chappell, the political director for Our Revolution, a grassroots member-driven movement that emerged following Sen. Bernie Sanders’ 2016 run. The...
Texas Dems announce candidate training program
Texas Democrats and the National Democratic Training Committee announced Tuesday the arrival of a new candidate training program. The four-week training program will teach candidates about campaign finance, messaging, and managing grassroots support in preparation for...
Texas Democrats shake up top staff
The Texas Democratic Party announced that two top staffers are stepping down, Executive Director Manny Garcia and Deputy Executive Director Cliff Walker. Both officials have helped lead the party since 2019. The party announced Thursday that they would be stepping...