I have been meaning to write this for a while. In the past months I have moved to Austin and started writing at DriveDemocracy.org and Burnt Orange Report and the combination of the two has… Read More

The latest Survey USA poll shows that Mayor Hardberger is sitting pretty with a 60% approval rating.It is widely known that potential candidates for the 2007 municipal race are waiting in th… Read More

The Republican Party has been playing a manipulative shell game with American’s right to vote and there is no end in sight.The Republican Party has been at odds with itself since the 1… Read More

Judge Sam Sparks today ruled with Democrats, ordering that Tom DeLay remain on the ballot in his congressional district.Sparks' language is powerful and unambiguous:"Political acumen, strate… Read More

From the Lone Star Project:Federal Judge Agrees with Texas Democratson DeLay Ballot ChallengeFederal District Court Judge Sam Sparks just ruled in favor of Texas Democrats who sought an inju… Read More

Nueces County State Representative Vilma Luna has resigned. At the Capitol, Luna is well known to vote with Republican leadership and ignore the D next to her name which has made her a Cradd… Read More

There are few details, but it appears Enron found Ken Lay was found dead in Aspen. CNN has more on the story.UPDATE: First reports are saying that Ken Lay has passed away of an apparent hear… Read More

Kathi Thomas, Democratic candidate in Senate District 25, had a letter to the editor published last Friday in the Statesman.Instead of publishing her full commentary, the online and paper ad… Read More

Tomorrow is THE day of our countries independence. Some would call it Independence Day. Some say call it July 4th. Yet others call it the day of BBQ and beer. All of these people are right.D… Read More

After national pressure, the University of Incarnate Word has reinstated its subscription to the New York Times after canceling it last week. The Express-News reported the story Saturday, o… Read More

Here is the e-mail in full:With your help over the past two weeks, we smashed our online fundraising goal and advanced to the finals of Mark Warner's Map Changer contest. We also asked you t… Read More

Forty-eight hours ago John Courage was one of a handful of well-known congressional candidates inside the lone star state and around the Texas blogs.In the past day things have changed for t… Read More

This comes from the Mitch Hedberg's "I am against protesting but I don't know how to show it" file.UIW has canceled their subscription to the New York Times after the paper exposed a secret… Read More

(cross posted at The Agonist, Kos, MyDD, Burnt Orange Report, and DriveDemocracy.org)Hours ago, the Unites States Supreme Court released their ruling in the Texas Redistricting case. It w… Read More

The courts ruled on League of United Latin American Citizens et al. v. Perry, Governor of Texas, et al. Also known as, the Texas Redistricting case.SCOTUS Blog has some details and the 132 p… Read More

District 7 City Councilwoman Elena Guajardo will be hosting a Town Hall meeting today. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the SBC Technology Center at St. Mary's Univers… Read More

A good friend of mine from Dogwood Alliance talked to me about this a while back, and now they have began working in Texas to protect our southern forests.According to Dogwood Alliance, Offi… Read More

According to two main AP stories circulating, an implicit agreement between Israel and Palestine has opened the door for long term negotiations.The rival Hamas and Fatah movements agreed on… Read More

There was no word from the Supreme Court today on redistricting, but there were some interesting developments in a Texas Courtroom.The question today was whether the Democrats would have sta… Read More

I have been working tirelessly to get the Texas 5 elected as MapChangers and I have been doing extensive research that will show how Chris Bell will win- I have not forgotten about JAB.I am… Read More

According to Quorum Report Kinky and Strayhorn are on the ballot. Here is the story:WILLIAMS CERTIFIES STRAYHORN AND FRIEDMAN TO BE ON BALLOT Full text of press release below Secretary of… Read More

I have been working around the clock today on work and making sure the Texas 5 WIN the Warner MapChanger's vote.After two days, we have Chris Bell at number 2, and sources close the Warner… Read More

The Courage Camp just sent this. How great would it be if Warner sends all of his Western money to Texas?!Thank you! Because of you, John Courage is now in the secondary phase of the MapChan… Read More

According to Vince at Capitol Annex, caucus leader Jim Dunnam and Rep Lon Burnam "tell it like it is". Charlie mentions it first, but today is World Refuge Day. Dos Centavos says former Sen… Read More

Stonewall Democrats of San Antonio would like to invite all of you to meet William McManus, the new SA Police Department Chief. He will be the guest speaker at the upcoming Stonewall Democra… Read More