"If you want the party’s message, rules, or money to move LEFT, the lever isn’t a quote-tweet dunk. It’s WHO your state sends to the DNC and whether they show up organized, with votes in hand. Get the right people in those seats, line up your votes, and you’ll move the..." ~ @lonestarleft.com

Why the internet won’t move the party left but filling seats will.

Schools, housing, healthcare and a candidate who shows up. @sarafortexas.bsky.social

"So if you’ve been sitting out because you think “Democrats are all the same,” I’m asking you to look again. In Texas, we’ve built a different muscle. A different playbook. A different spine. And if the national party wants to learn how to actually beat authoritarians..." ~ @lonestarleft.com

How Texas Democrats learned to fight and why DC should listen.

If you're in #Texas you want to read this. www.lonestarleft.com/p/texas-tidb...

Hopium and Texas-sized grit.

Morality is not based in any particular religion or faith, but sometimes persons of faith can share morality and moral lessons through a discussion of their faith. Maybe you hear it from this guy or maybe you can hear it despite his frame of reference.

Excellent analysis on candidate James Talarico.

"Because here’s the truth every red-state leftist knows in their bones. Blue-state left and red-state left are not the same project. Our fights look different. Our opponents hit harder. Our margins are thinner. And if more red-state leftists don’t start leading the..." ~ @lonestarleft.com

Rights mean nothing if they can vanish at the government's whim.

The Texas story the national takes keep missing.

Polling shows a populist, progressive Democrat beats a Republican by fifteen points.

It’s time to lean in to universal healthcare for all. @bobbyfortx.bsky.social @claytontuckertx.bsky.social @jamestalarico.bsky.social @colinallredtx.bsky.social @jaworskifortexas.bsky.social @nathanfortexas.bsky.social @burgeforcongress.bsky.social

"Promise something worth showing up for. Universal healthcare is concrete, universal, and urgent, this is the kind of material win that motivates volunteers, small-dollar donors, unions, and working families. Tie it to kitchen-table pain (premiums, deductibles, insulin) and..." ~ @lonestarleft.com

TDP to build power where Texans live and vote.

Jim Acosta wrote today that the greatest danger now is that we give in to the same hate being weaponized against us. He’s right. Trump and his allies want nothing more than for us to mirror their fury, to fall into an endless cycle of reprisals that would confirm their narrative.~ @lonestarleft.com

An important read. The right is trying to use this moment to scare their followers (cult) that Democrats are the ones to be feared. Who... me? I'm just trying to make sure EVERYONE gets a slice of the American pie. They are blaming us for what they created. #Hate #Violence

“They cannot imagine a civilization in which everyone belongs”

Voters want healthcare not corporate gatekeepers.

What a spice jar teaches us about power and survival.

"We need to keep our heads up. Pay attention to your surroundings. Stay safe. Take care of yourselves and each other." ~ @lonestarleft.com

Darkness is not new to America, nor is endurance.

I don’t think Beto gets enough credit for what he’s done for the political landscape of the left in Texas. His 2018 campaign proved that a real ground game and actually getting out to meet people can close the gap even when you're up against corporate PAC funded opponents.

Refreshingly positive piece today. I really needed it.

"And there are probably millions of other things Abbott lied about. He lied about COVID, about Uvalde, about Uri… Greg Abbott is a pathological liar who never takes accountability, but lies to the camera to make himself look better and keep his donors happy."

Once again Abbott is having us pay for things we don’t need, we don’t want, and we didn’t ask for, instead of so many other important things we badly need. For instance, our teacher’s got a pittance of a raise. They are still so far behind most teachers across the country.

Talarico’s launch, Beto’s future, and what 2026 could look like.

Texans pay the bill while Abbott hands our Guard to a wannabe dictator

Absolutely, as long as they are relevant and in plain language–not jargon or legalese.

There is no argument against putting resolutions on TX Dem Party primary ballot. None. Call your SDEC member and tell them @texastribune.org @realtexaspaul.com @fedds.bsky.social @dallasdemocrats.bsky.social @texasdemocrats.bsky.social @collincountydems.bsky.social @tarrantdemparty.bsky.social

Ballot resolutions as a signal to working Texans that Democrats are listening.

@lonestarleft keeping it real. Abbott thinks we don't see through his lies!

Oligarchy sucks. Get ppl registered to vote!

"The truth is...wealth inequality in TX right now is more drastic than the wealth inequality in France shortly before their revolution. You know what happened then. And I’ll leave you with this, from Jean-Jacques Rousseau: 'When the people shall have nothing more to eat, they will eat the rich.'”

The Texas Legislature called Sine Die on the 89th Second Special Session. How bad is the damage?

Abbott dines with elites while Texans struggle to survive.

Yoooo, this dude is straight up lying. #txlege

"...in TX, the Democratic ballot line is where change has to happen. And that fact alone challenges the tired blue-state narrative that TX Democrats are 'conservative' or 'backward.' On the contrary, our platform is the most progressive in the nation, and our candidates increasingly reflect that."

“The lesson Paxton and Trump want us to absorb is that resistance is futile, that fear works, and that silence will keep us safe. Our answer is to show up, speak up, and organize anyway.”

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Christian Menefee, TX18

The path to turnout in Texas runs through progressive ideology.

Raised in TX18, he knows healthcare is a human right, and he’s the only candidate taking on Republicans, polluters, and billionaires with a record of real justice.

Always worth a read. This is inside baseball for Texas politics. Always pithy and grittily hopeful. I hope you’re reading the equivalent for your state.

Excellent #lege reporting. #TX #Texas

From Handmaid cosplay to Darwin Awards, it’s all downhill in Austin.

Beto is the target but the real fight is over whether votes still matter.

El Paso delegation divided as support withheld from Moody, Morales, and Gonzalez.

"On Tuesday, November 4, 2025, Texans will head to the polls for the Uniform Election Date to decide on 17 proposed constitutional amendments. " #Texas #Vote #Election Here's our guide.