Doggett Calls Out Perry On Diverting Education Money, Pushes Amendment to Protect School Funding
Katherine Haenschen - Burnt Orange Report—August 6th, 2010
Fighting to make sure that education funding actually goes to Texas schools and teachers, Congressman Lloyd Doggett has inserted Texas-specific language into the education and jobs bill to prevent our state government from diverting education funding to fill budget holes elsewhere. (more…)
TDP STATEMENT ON 45th ANNIVERSARY OF THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT
August 6th, 2010
Below is a statement from Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie commemorating the 45th Anniversary of the Voting Rights Act, signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson on August 6, 1965. (more…)
SUIT FILED TO DETERMINE BIRDWELL ELIGIBILITY IN SD 22
August 6th, 2010
(Austin, TX) – Today, Democratic SD 22 nominee John Cullar and the Texas Democratic Party filed a Petition for Writ of Mandamus in the Fort Worth Court of Appeals in to determine Republican SD 22 candidate Brian Birdwell’s eligibility to appear on the ballot. Cullar was nominated by the SD 22 Democratic County Executive Committee. Birdwell’s eligibility has been called into question over his record of voting in Virginia from 2004-2006. (more…)
White’s new spot: Part of a one-two punch against Perry
August 3rd, 2010
Bill White’s up with a new TV commercial that features attractive pictures, pretty music and calm reassurances that the former Houston mayor wants to prepare Texas for the future. The ad, which is airing in the Dallas-Fort Worth area, is called “Prepare” and is designed to give voters a positive sense of White. (more…)