Texas Democrats See Future in Mobilizing Latino Turnout
May 17, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfNo one doubts the growth of the Latino electorate in Texas. But its turnout at the polls is lower than in the rest of the country, leading some to question how to change that. Especially Democrats who say this is how to turn Texas blue. State Rep. Trey Martinez-Fischer, D-San Antonio, and State Sen. Wendy Davis, D-Fort …
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MALC celebrates 40th birthday as poll shows importance of Hispanic voters
May 17, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfTexas Democrats have been trying to figure out how to win a statewide election for almost 20 years. Now, as the population grows and the demographics change, that goal may be attainable. “Latino voters are the key to transform red Texas into blue Texas,” pollster Julie Martinez Ortega said. Ortega, along with Democratic senators Wendy …
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Agenda Texas: What’s a Point of Order?
May 2, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfBy Ben Philpott, KUT News Quiz time. True or false: If legislation is brought up for debate in the Texas House and a majority of lawmakers support the bill, nothing can defeat it. Answer: false. A bill can be stopped in the House by what’s called a point of order. That’s what happened Monday night during debate on …
Continue ReadingTexas House passes Domestic Violence Registry legislation
May 2, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfAUSTIN – The Texas House of Representatives on Tuesday debated and passed House Bill 21, creating a domestic violence registry, similar to the current Texas Sex Offender Registration Program maintained by the Texas Department of Public Safety. State Representative Villalba (R- Dallas) joint authored House Bill 21 with Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer (D-San Antonio). Once …
Continue ReadingBill would list family violence offenders in public database
Apr 30, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfA bill that would require repeat family violence offenders to register on an online database, similar to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s list of sex offenders, passed on second reading in the Texas House Tuesday. HB 21, authored by Rep. Trey Martinez Fischer, D-San Antonio, is awaiting a third and final vote. Triggered by a domestic …
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Líderes democraticos de Texas se unen para apoyar Medicaid
Apr 2, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfLíderes democraticos de Texas se unen para apoyar Medicaid Expansión
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Texas is the Poster Child for Section 5
Mar 30, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfThe right to vote is not a racial entitlement. It is sacred. In fact, it is the right from which all other rights and privileges flow. Many fought, bled, and died to protect our vote. For years, the victories won by voting rights advocates were continually eroded. That ended in many communities when Congress enacted …
Continue ReadingAs GOP ponders Medicaid expansion, Hispanic support hangs in the balance
Mar 11, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfFor Republicans nationally, the big takeaway from the 2012 presidential election was that, as a party, they have to get right — or at least do better — with Hispanic voters. With the opening of the 83rd legislative session, the lessons of the 2012 election seemed to have taken here as well. No provocative emergency items like …
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Texas Lawmaker Says Voter Discrimination Still Happens
Feb 27, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfThe Supreme Court is set to consider the constitutionality of part of the landmark Voting Rights Act of 1965 that the federal government says is still needed to prevent racial discrimination in voting. Section 5 of the law requires nine full states and parts of seven others to get approval from either the Department …
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Why Texas still needs the Voting Rights Act
Feb 27, 2013 No Comments ›› tmfNinety-eight to nothing, and 390-33. With margins like these, you’d think they were naming a post office. But instead Congress was reaffirming one of the country’s most important civil rights laws. In 2006, the House and Senate, by a landslide, reauthorized the seminal Voting Rights Act (VRA) for another 25 years, and President George W. …
Continue Reading- RT @ChrisGTurner: Remembering the Texans who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to country in the state Capitol today. Sadly, a lo…
- This morning, the Senate joined the House to honor our fallen soldiers. #America #Freedom #txlege