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Pictures from the State Convention

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We've uploaded some pictures from SD17 and SD18 at the State Democratic Convention in Austin.

If you have pictures, please upload them somewhere and let us know here so we can share them.

Click here for my set of pictures.

Mark Your Calendar!

We are making plans for this election season that promises to be the best one since our founding in 1992.

Democratic State Convention Schedule

Okay, we have the schedule for Friday, June 6th, at the Democratic State Convention.

You can view it online at the State Party website by clicking here and opening the schedule in PDF format or feast your eyes below.

Need a Guest Pass to the State Convention?

We're hearing from lotsa folks who want a guest pass to watch the Texas Democratic State Convention in Austin. Since this will be the largest State Democratic Convention in the history of Texas - eat your heart out, Sam Houston - guest passes are harder to come by than Fredericksburg peaches in February.
However, there is some good news.
The State Democratic Party has set up a random drawing for guest passes.

SD18 Fort Bend Getting Ready for Austin

Senate District 18, Fort Bend, met last night at the George Memorial Library in Richmond. They are a good-looking bunch, if I do say so myself.

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Getting to Denver

If you're a Democrat, and who isn't these days?, you want to attend this historic national Democratic convention in Denver. No matter which of our candidates becomes the nomine, this will be the convention that your grandchildren will ask you about one day.

If you've already got August 25 - 28 circled on your calendar and are saving your money to go, there are several ways to get to the convention:

Wildly Successful Fundraiser Honoring Senfronia Thompson

Well, Boy Howdy, it was a doozy.

If you missed State Representative Senfronia Thompson's inspiring words and charming humor last night, we have some pictures to share.

Click right about here for great photos of some of the fun. If you have other photos, email them to me and I'll upload them to our site for all to see.

Fox News, Iraq war, Montel Williams, Support the Troops

Montel Williams is a danged hero. Four days after this event on Fox News, Montel lost his job after 17 years.

 

Safe Voting

Okay, I've made a decision here. I am no longer going to call it "EARLY Voting." I am going to call it "SAFE Voting," and Hal gives me another reason why.

Country Club Andy

As most of you know, we held a vote count at The World’s Most Dangerous Beauty Salon, Inc. and named County Commissioner Andy Meyers the Greediest Man Alive.

Okay, so there was some decent. It was not unanimous. Thelma, who has been at several parties with Andy, says the ‘alive” part cannot be proven empirically by Andy’s socialization skills. So, she voted to send it to committee to clarify the meaning of “alive.”

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