Many have asked for more information regarding yesterday’s victory. The Republican attempt to suppress the poor, underprivileged, Latino and African-American vote has failed once again.  A federal court struck down the discriminatory Texas voter ID law. The three-judge panel – again including appointees of President George W. Bush and President Barack Obama – ruled unanimously […]

  WASHINGTON (KTRK) — A federal court has ruled against a Texas law that would require voters to present photo IDs to election officials before being allowed to cast ballots in November. A three-judge panel in Washington ruled Thursday that the law imposes "strict, unforgiving burdens on the poor" and noted that racial minorities in […]

You won! A Federal court, three-judge special panel threw out the discriminatory redistricting maps drawn by the Republican-dominated Texas Legislature. The Court ruled that the maps were drawn with intentional discrimination against Texas’s Latino population and said new district lines cut the “economic guts” from congressional districts now held by African-Americans. In a striking blow […]

We have a terrific Democratic Party candidate, Jim Dougherty, running for Congress for our District 2!  As co-sponsors, we invite you to a special Meet and Greet for Jim right here in Kingwood at the home of our good friend, Deborah Mowrey!  Details below and in the attached invitation.  Jim is running against Rep Ted […]

Texas House of Representatives District 147 • Fax (713) 520-5355 • Phone (713) 520-1860   PRESS STATEMENT   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                               Contact: Christopher Walker August 28, 2012                                                                       (281) 250-0833 Statement from Rep. Coleman on Federal Court Denying Preclearance of Redistricting Maps HOUSTON –Rep. Garnet F. Coleman, (D-Houston) released the following statement in response to the denial […]

As Chair of the recent 2012 Harris County Democratic Party Convention, I have SO MANY individuals and groups to THANK.  Whether you were a volunteer, staffer, sponsor, attendee, party official, committee member or presenter – your contributions added to the overwhelming success of our first county wide convention. I believe everyone that attended this particular […]

  Interview with Jim Dougherty Aug 22nd, 2012 by Charles Kuffner. No comments yet Jim Dougherty One of the effects of redistricting was to take CD02, which used to run from Kingwood out east into Jefferson County and move it entirely into Harris County, where it now runs southwest into Spring Branch and inside Loop […]

  Interview with Rep. Gene Green Aug 20th, 2012 by Charles Kuffner. Rep. Gene Green Let’s get this round of interviews off with a strong start with a visit with Rep. Gene Green, who has been a fixture in local politics for a long time. First elected to Congress in 1992, Rep. Green was elected […]

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Women of The International Longshoremen’s Association-AFL-CIO Proudly presents Women Lead the Way to November An Evening with Former Ambassador Linda Tarr-Whelan Author of: Women Lead the Way- Your Guide to Stepping Up to Leadership and Changing the World Named one of the 50 most powerful women in Washington by Ladies Home Journal Monday, September 10, […]