Election2024
How to stay politically engaged in between election cycles
| November 7, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | 2024 Elections | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | election | Election2024 | elections | local election | politcal | political | politics | STATE | TEXAS POLITICS | voting | VOTING IN TEXAS | Voting Info
From engaging with representatives to joining advocacy groups, there are numerous ways to continue participating in democracy and shaping policy after the polls close. Every election, voters cast their ballots to have a say in the governments that pass and implement the many policies that shape their lives. But democratic participation doesn’t have to end […]
Op-Ed: Texas Latino community and the urgency of climate action
| November 4, 2024
Latino politicians and climate leaders in Texas plead with voters to vote in candidates who want to take action to reverse climate change.
Gina Ortiz Jones’ crusade to elect 3 Democrats to the Texas Supreme Court
| October 24, 2024
2024 ELECTIONS | ABORTION | CIVIC ENGAGEMENT | Democrats | Election2024 | EXTREMISM | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | STATE | Supreme Court | Texas Lead Story | VOTING IN TEXAS | women's health
Ousting anti-abortion extremists from the state's highest court is within reach, Jones says.
Averie Bishop, Angie Chen Button vie for North Texas House seat
| October 16, 2024
Angie Button | Averie Bishop | DALLAS | Democrats | DFW | DFW Lead Story | election | Election2024 | North Texas | Republicans | TEXAS HOUSE | Voting Info
Both Button and Bishop, the first Asian woman to win Miss Texas, are among a small number of Asian women in Texas politics. The winner will not only be the sole Asian woman in the legislature, but also one of six members to ever serve in the 150-member Texas House.