There’s never been a better time to be a Texas Democrat

There’s never been a better time to be a Texas Democrat

Author: The Texas Signal April 9, 2019 Progressives made huge gains last year up and down the ballot in the Lone Star State. Arch-conservative Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick won by, what, less than five points? And Sen.Ted Cruz by less than three. Unheard of. Houston went blue...
Texas House approves sweeping school finance reform

Texas House approves sweeping school finance reform

Author: The Texas Signal April 4, 2019 Photo by Emree Weaver/Texas Tribune What a difference a session of the Texas Legislature makes. Supporters of public education in the Lone Star State have for years sounded the alarm about the unsustainable state of school...
Texas on track to cast more than 10 million votes in 2020

Texas on track to cast more than 10 million votes in 2020

Author: The Texas Signal March 28, 2019 The Lone Star State has long lagged the national average in voter turnout. A 2017 Nonprofit VOTE/U.S. Elections Project report noted Texas had the country’s third-lowest turnout rate in the 2016 presidential election – 51.6...