After the Senate's 24 hour debate on voter suppression legislation, its important to put a face on the people this unnecessary legislation will affect. The Fort Worth Star Telegram talked with Bessie Jenkins Foster, a 98-year-old African-American woman, who is recovering from gallbladder surgery and...

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC), chaired by Congressman Chris Van Hollen, announced the DCCC is launching the third phase of the Putting Families First campaign on Tuesday targeting Republicans who opposed President Obama's economic recovery bill, the largest component of whic...

Rick Perry and the Republican Party of Texas would have you believe that the Texas economy has been unphased by the recent economic downturn.   In Perry's "State of the State" address he mentioned the word "jobs" nearly two dozen times.  He pacified Texans and ignored hard data. "Every day...

Junior John Cornyn has been pressuring Kay Bailey Hutchison to hold her seat in the Senate even if she decides to run for Governor. According to the Star-Telegram, Hutchison is likely to take Cornyn's advice. Kay Bailey Hutchison, R-Texas, is unlikely to leave the Senate this spring after coming und...

Texas is one of the worlds largest economies. It is a massive state with three of our countries largest cities.  The state is composed of mountain land, desert, grassland, marsh, and forest. We are a diverse state, with a lot of problems that need to be solved. Problem is, our legislature meets...

Don't blame me, I voted for the other guy. John Cornyn is a leader with no followers and a heartless bastard.  That's all you can say about this guy. Last night, Cornyn joined 31 other Republicans in voting against insuring children. This was a partisan reaffirmation that children come second t...

Tonight bloggers from across the state joined U.S. Senate hopeful John Sharp for dinner. This wasn't any dinner, this was the best. We joined Sharp at Sullivan's for steak and conversation. Sullivan's may seem odd given the recent Speaker Race, but alas, we joined him to talk about the race and the ...

Are you looking for stuff to do in Austin to celebrate the 44th President?  The Travis County Democratic Party has two events. Saturday January 17 Presidential Inaugural Gala with Grupo Fantasma Starting at 8:00 p.m. Driskill Hotel 604 Brazos St, Austin, TX 78701 Cocktail/Semi-Formal Attire Tic...

According to Quorum Report, Will Hartnett, John Smithee, and Tom Craddick are all encouraging Craddick loyalists to vote for Joe Straus January 13. Phil King (R-Weatherford) concurred in a followup email.  King wrote, "Friends, I agree that we should all vote "green" on the 13th.  It has a...

Last night SoapBlox was hacked.  It is the most important piece of the national netroots interface many of you have never heard of. Our site, along with nearly 100 others, are run on the SoapBlox platform. That is hundreds of thousands of eyes across the nation who use SoapBlox and never knew i...