Texas Democratic Party: Moving Texas Forward

(Austin, TX) – Today, Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie called on Gov. Rick Perry, Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, the Republican Party of Texas, Attorney General Greg Abbott, and NRCC Chair Rep. Pete Sessions to return the money they received from the billionaire brothers Samuel and Charles Wyly, charged in a “massive fraud” offshore accounts scheme in which they reaped over half a billion dollars in profit. (more…)

(Austin, TX) – Hoy el Presidente del Partido Demócrata de Texas Boyd Richie llamo a que el Gobernador Rick Perry, el Vicegobernador David Dewhurst, el Partido Republicano de Texas, el Procurador General Greg Abbott y el Presidente del NRCC Pete Sessions regresen el dinero que recibieron de los hermanos billonarios Samuel y Charles Wyly, que fueron cargados con “fraude masivo” con una maquinación con cuentas en el extranjero con cual sacaron más de medio billón de dólares en ganancias. (more…)

Divisive Provisions Of State Law Hinder Real, Comprehensive Immigration Solution

Today, SB 1070 – Arizona’s immigration law – goes into effect, but U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton has blocked some of the law’s more problematic provisions, including the requirement that forced local police to check immigration status. This provision threatened the rights of Hispanic citizens and concerned local law enforcement officials who need to use every available resource to fight crime instead of seeing them diverted to enforce federal immigration law. Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie issued the following statement regarding the Court’s ruling: (more…)

Provisiones Divisivas de la Ley Estatal Dificultan Posibilidad una Solución a la Inmigración

Hoy, la ley SB 1070 – la ley de Arizona – entra en rigor, pero la Juez Susan Bolton de la Corte de Distrito de EE.UU bloqueo las provisiones más problemáticas de la ley, incluyendo el requisito que forzaría a los policías locales a revisar estatus migratorio. Esta provisión amenaza los derechos de los ciudadanos Hispanos y preocupaba a varios oficiales que necesitan todos los recurso disponibles para pelear contra el crimen en vez de usarlos para ejecutar leyes federales de inmigración. Presidente del TDP Boyd Richie declaró lo siguiente: (more…)

Republicans Funnel Ten Times More Money to Green Party Petition Scheme

Last week, Texas Republicans announced the launch of a new organization, Hispanic Republicans of Texas (HRT), which has a stated purpose of reaching out to Hispanic voters and recruiting Hispanic Republican candidates. A review the HRT’s Contribution and Expenditures Report indicates that the HRT PAC was jump-started by a contribution from “Swift Boat” financier and Rick Perry mega-donor Bob Perry, whose initial $10,000 contribution represented 91% of the money raised in the HRT’s first report in late 2009. Perry and a handful of other major Republican donors are the source of the majority of the $50,800 in contributions HRT has reported since it was formed last September. (more…)

FORT WORTH — Democratic gubernatorial candidate Bill White today continued his streak of hammering GOP Gov. Rick Perry publicly, this time questioning whether the governor acted with integrity during a land deal several years ago in Horseshoe Bay. (more…)

Préstamo de la Casa en College Station Nunca Declarado en Estados Financieros Personales.

En el Dallas Morning News salió un reportaje sobre un negocio de terreno, un poco “sospechoso”, en el desarrollo Highland Lakes Horseshoe Bay, donde se notó que “Perry en una corta entrevista la semana pasada, dijo que todas las transacciones de terrenos que ha hecho desde que está en su puesto ‘han sido abiertas y honestas, al alcance de brazo, y declaradas en registros públicos.” (more…)

Loan on College Station House Never Reported on Personal Financial Statement

Yesterday, a Dallas Morning News report on a “murky” Rick Perry land deal in the Highland Lakes Horseshoe Bay development noted that “Perry, in a brief interview last week, said every land transaction he has made while in office ‘has been open and honest, and at arm’s length,’ and disclosed in public records.” (more…)

Three years after Gov. Rick Perry’s biggest real estate score, questions persist about whether the governor benefited from favoritism, backroom dealing and influence-buying. (more…)

Fearing a Backlash from Hateful Rhetoric and the Politics of Division, Texas GOP Tries to Sweet Talk Latino Voters

Today, the Hispanic Republicans of Texas launched yet another “new” effort to “recruit, elect, support, and defend” Hispanic Republican office holders and candidates. Daniela Santoni, TDP Deputy Communications Director issued the following statement:

“After years of pandering to those who bash Hispanics and a decade of neglect, more empty promises from Texas Republicans is too little, too late to win the hearts and minds of Hispanic voters. (more…)