Texas Democratic Party

Thank you Senator Gallegos for your service to Houston and the State of Texas. You will be missed.

Demographic projections taken from Texas State Data Center's 2008 population projections

The idea that one vote can't make a difference is a myth. Every vote counts and recent elections demonstrate just how big of an impact one vote can have.

Paul Sadler for U.S. Senate at the 2012 Texas Democratic Convention

Democratic US Senate candidate Paul Sadler addresses the Texas Democratic Party convention general session on July 8th 2012. This is his response to the anti-democratic article published by the Houston Chronicle on the futility of opposing the Republicans in the 2012 election

State Representative Rafael Anchia on the anti-Latino rhetoric and policies coming from Republicans and what you can do to fight back. www.promesaproject.com

Texas House Democratic Caucus Leader Jessica Farrar on the tragic consequences that followed a Republican super majority in the state house including $5.4 billion in cuts to public education and a Republican War on Women.

These are the participants in the 2012 Promesa Project Fellowship Inaugural class. Here they discuss the reasons they applied to become Fellows, offer their thoughts on the reasons why young people should get involved in politics and discuss the potential effects of this project.

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State Representative Joaquin Castro presents the stark differences between the Democratic and Republican approaches to higher education.