Texas Democratic Party: Moving Texas Forward

El Nuevo Registrador Electoral del Condado de Harris da Señales de Continuar Coordinación col el Grupo Tea Party Extremista

(Austin, TX) – El lunes, los King Street Patriots presentaron una contra-demanda en contra del Partido Demócrata de Texas, pidiendo que cubran el costo de los abogados y que la corte declare inconstitucional las leyes que el grupo acepta que violaron. (more…)

Gov. Rick Perry says he’s open to the idea of sending U.S. troops into Mexico to fight the drug war. (more…)

New Harris County Voter Registrar Signals Continued Coordination with Extremist Tea Party Group

(Austin, TX) – On Monday, the King Street Patriots filed a countersuit against the Texas Democratic Party, asking for attorney’s fees and for the courts to declare unconstitutional the laws that they acknowledge running afoul of. (more…)

This is the first in an occasional series that focuses on the decennial redistricting process in key states. We call it “Mapping the Future”. The series aims to look forward to how the maps in these states could be drawn and what the best and worst outcomes for each party might be. Today we take on Texas. (more…)

School districts told to expect $3 billion to $5 billion less.

The protective bubble that shielded public schools from the full force of Texas’ budget crisis has evaporated. (more…)

Texas has two Republican parties.

After the general election in 2008, Republicans and Democrats were almost equals in the Texas House, with 76 of the former and 74 of the latter sitting at the oak desks in that chamber. (more…)

Not too many years from now, when Texas and other states have become majority Hispanic, Republicans may look at the immediate aftermath of the 2010 midterm elections as a seminal moment. (more…)

Below is a statement from Texas Democratic Party Chairman Boyd Richie on Veterans Day:

“Today we thank our soldiers, past and present, for their dedication to our country.  We honor our men and women in uniform whose courage and willingness to answer the call of duty continues to protect our American freedom and democracy. (more…)

WASHINGTON – Texas officials said Wednesday that they would refuse to implement a program that regulates the largest industrial sources of greenhouse gas emissions, despite new federal rules that give wide leeway to states to implement the program. (more…)

Siguiente encuentre una declaración del Presidente del Partido Demócrata de Texas Boyd Richie sobre el Dia de los Veteranos.

“Hoy le damos gracias a nuestros soldados, los de hoy y los de ayer, por su compromiso a nuestros país. Honoramos a nuestros hombres y a nuestras mujeres en uniforme cuya valentía y dedicación a responder a la llamada del deber protege nuestra libertas y democracia Estado-Unidense. (more…)