President Biden’s $350 billion annual domestic spending plan is popular. In South Texas, it’s more popular than Henry Cuellar, one of nine conservative Democrats who have threatened to torpedo the legislation in the House. That’s according to a recent survey of 500...
In a proposed redistricting map released on Monday, Texas lawmakers introduced a map that racially gerrymanders, the biggest city in the state. In Houston, if approved, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (TX-18) and U.S. Rep. Al Green (TX-9), two long serving members in...
The left-leaning political organization Working Families Party announced Thursday it would be once again endorsing Jessica Cisneros for Congress. Working Families Party endorsed Cisneros in 2020 when she came within four percentage points of unseating conservative...
Gerrymandering is a hell of a drug, y’all. Earlier this week, the Texas Legislature released its first proposed draft of the state’s new congressional maps — and, needless to say, the Republican-dominated body wasn’t shy about its intentions. In an effort to dilute...
Even though redistricting maps have yet to be passed in the state legislature, candidates for the midterm election are announcing runs for several offices and endorsements are starting to roll in across the state. Latino Victory Fund, a progressive political action...
Environmental Defense Action Fund, the campaign arm of the Environmental Defense Fund, announced Tuesday that it would launch a $500,000 ad campaign pressuring conservative and moderate Democrats to go big on fighting climate change. The digital and tv ads will...
The town square in Athens, Texas, is similar to countless others like it across the state. At its center towers the Henderson County Courthouse, a historic three-story red brick Classical Revival-style building with large white columns at its entrance. The surrounding...
The Signal recently caught up with Royce Brooks, the executive director of Annie's List, an organization that recruits, trains and helps elect progressive women to office. Brooks spoke about the 2022 midterms, women in Texas, as well as the ongoing work at...
On Sunday, Governor Greg Abbott appeared on the show “Fox News Sunday” with host Chris Wallace. The resulting interview was a blundering mess for the Texas governor, who is up for re-election next year. Though Abbott teed up his Fox appearance as an opportunity to...