Press Releases

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS URGE CORNYN, CRUZ TO OPPOSE DHS FUNDING BILL OVER ABUSIVE ICE TACTICS

Letter signed by 46 House members demands accountability for deaths in custody, militarized enforcement, and due process violations

34 TEXAS STATE LEGISLATORS DEMAND DHS RELEASE LEQAA KORDIA, UNLAWFULLY DETAINED BY ICE FOR 10 MONTHS; TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE AT DETENTION CENTER ON FRIDAY

Texas Home Insurance Report: How Homeowners Pay More For Less While Insurers Profit

December 5, 2025...

Texas Republicans Slash Small Business Certification Program

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democrats are condemning Acting Comptroller Kelly Hancock’s move to strip 15,000 women- and minority-owned businesses of their certification from the state’s Historically U...

Texas House Democratic Leaders Respond to Supreme Court Ruling in Redistricting Case

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the ruling of a Trump-appointed federal judge that Texas had racially discriminated in its 2025 Congressional redistricting, Texas House Democratic leaders issued the following statements...

Texas House Democrats to Hold Hearing on Abbott, Paxton, TX GOP Attacks on Free Speech

Republicans' crackdown on professors, students, and faculty threatens academic freedom across Texas.

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATIC LEADERS RESPOND TO FEDERAL COURT VICTORY IN REDISTRICTING CASE

November 18, 2025...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS RESPOND TO SUPREME COURT / GOP HUNGER CRISIS

November 8, 2025...

ABBOTT’S BETRAYAL OF TEXANS MEETS ITS END IN CALIFORNIA

November 5, 2025...

3.5 MILLION TEXANS TO LOSE FOOD ASSISTANCE AS ABBOTT AND TRUMP REFUSE TO ACT

November 1, 2025...

Texas House Democrats Ask Abbott to Declare Emergency as 3.5 Million Texans Prepare to Go Without SNAP

Letter urges governor to follow lead set by Republican governors in other states to temporarily fund program.

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS FORM COMMITTEE ON TEXAS HUNGER CRISIS AS D.C. REPUBLICANS THREATEN LIFESAVING SNAP BENEFITS

October 28, 2025...

REP. BUMGARNER VOTES TO HIDE TRUMP TARIFF IMPACT AS RGV FAMILIES FACE RECORD-HIGH GROCERY PRICES

October 24, 2025...

REP. HARRIS DAVILA VOTES TO HIDE TRUMP TARIFF IMPACT AS CENTRAL TX FAMILIES FACE RECORD-HIGH GROCERY PRICES

October 24, 2025...

REP. JANIE LOPEZ VOTES TO HIDE TRUMP TARIFF IMPACT AS RGV FAMILIES FACE RECORD-HIGH GROCERY PRICES

October 24, 2025...

REP. LACEY HULL VOTES TO HIDE TRUMP TARIFF IMPACT AS HOUSTON-AREA FAMILIES FACE RECORD-HIGH GROCERY PRICES

October 24, 2025...

TEXAS REPUBLICANS VOTE TO HIDE TRUMP TARIFF IMPACT AS FAMILIES FACE RECORD-HIGH GROCERY PRICES

October 24, 2025...

Texas House Democrats Leader Condemns Fort Worth ISD Takeover as Latest GOP Attack on Local Control

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democrats condemned today’s state takeover of Fort Worth ISD, calling it the latest example of Republican leadership’s systematic assault on local control and Texans’ neigh...

Greg Abbott Deploys Troops to Intimidate No Kings Rally Protestors

The leaders of the Texas Democratic Party and the Texas House Democrats released statements after Greg Abbott announced he was deploying National Guard and DPS Troopers to intimidate Texans during the No Kings Rally...

ABBOTT SHIPS TEXAS TROOPS TO CRUSH AMERICAN PROTESTORS

AUSTIN, TEXAS — "Amid reports that Governor Greg Abbott authorized the deployment of several hundred Texas nationa...

REPUBLICANS CHANGE RULES AFTER TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS’ SUCCESSFUL QUORUM BREAK

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, Texas Republicans passed a vindictive resolution to punish lawmakers who break quorum, confirming tha...

TEXAS HOUSE LGBTQ CAUCUS, TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS, UNITE TO DENOUNCE SENATE BILL 8

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, the Texas House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 8, a bill designed to create bathroom witch hunts for political profit against Texans across the state. This hateful and di...

TEXAS REPUBLICANS PASS NATION’S MOST EXTREME ABORTION BILL

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, Texas Republicans passed the most extreme abortion restriction in the United States, while callously rejecting every single Democratic amendment designed to protect Texas women...

UVALDE VICTIM FAMILIES, TX HOUSE DEMOCRATS CONDEMN PASSAGE OF HB 15, POLICE MISCONDUCT SECRECY LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democrats joined Lives Robbed, a coalition of Uvalde families who lost children in the Robb Elementary School shooting, to condemn the passage of HB 15, legislation that de...

WATCH: TEXAS HOUSE DEMS LEADER GENE WU SPEAKS AT DNC MEETING

August 25, 2025...

FINALLY: Abbott and Texas Republicans Put Flood Victims Second, Racist Maps First

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Nearly two months after the deadliest floods in modern Texas history claimed 137 lives, including scores of children, relief is finally on the way — but only after Republicans secured...

BREAKING: TEXAS HOUSE REPUBLICANS BLOCK EPSTEIN FILES VOTE; PUT NEEDS OF WEALTHY CHILD PREDATORS AHEAD OF TEXANS

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, Texas House Republicans, led by Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park), cowardly hid behind a procedural...

Rep. Nicole Collier Threatened With Prosecution for Exercising Free Speech

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rep. Nicole Collier, who heroically spent 48 hours camped out on the Texas House Floor rather than submit to a demeaning “permission slip” and 24-hour surveillance by Texas law enforce...

Rep. Wu to Force Republican Vote on Releasing Epstein Files Before Rigged Maps Take Effect

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, Texas House Minority Leader Rep. Gene Wu will introduce an amendment to H.B. 4, 89(2), the...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS STATEMENT ON CAPITOL SECURITY THREAT

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After reports of a social media threat prompting the evacuation and closure of the Texas State Capitol, Rep. Nicole Collier and Texas House Minority Leader Rep. Gene Wu issued the foll...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMS RETURN HOME VICTORIOUS TO LAUNCH NEXT PHASE OF FIGHT AGAINST TRUMP’S RACIST REDISTRICTING

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democrats returned to Austin this morning to launch the next phase in their fight against the racist gerrymander that provoked a weeks-long standoff with Governor Abbott an...

TEXAS HOUSE REP. NICOLE COLLIER DETAINED AS POLITICAL PRISONER ON TEXAS HOUSE FLOOR FOR REFUSING REPUBLICAN SURVEILLANCE PROTOCOL

AUSTIN, TEXAS — State Representative Nicole Collier (D-Fort Worth) is currently being detained on the floor of the Texas House of Representatives after taking a principled stand against unprecedented...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS SET CONDITIONS FOR RETURN AS FIGHT AGAINST RACIAL GERRYMANDERING ENTERS NEW PHASE

August 14, 2025...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMS: RESPONSE TO SPEAKER’S STATEMENT REGARDING HOUSE SCHEDULE

August 13, 2025...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMS: WHAT HAPPENS NEXT IS UP TO ABBOTT

August 13, 2025...

ABBOTT CHICKENED OUT: FIRST CORRUPT SPECIAL SESSION NEARLY DEFEATED

August 12, 2025...

Texas House Democrats Condemn Tarrant County GOP Chairman Bo French’s Bigoted Remarks

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After racist, Islamophobic attacks were levied against him, the Texas House Democratic Caucus issued the following statement in support of Rep. Salman Bhojani: “Rep. Bhojani represent...

WHY DID TEXAS REPUBLICANS WAIT SO LONG TO ACT ON FLOOD RELIEF?

August 11, 2025...

STATEMENT FROM TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS ON THREATS TO MEMBERS

August 6, 2025...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMS LEADER GENE WU RESPONDS TO GOV. ABBOTT'S LAWSUIT TO REMOVE HIM FROM OFFICE

August 5, 2025...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS RESPOND TO GOV. ABBOTT’S THREAT

August 3, 2025...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS WILL DENY QUORUM, DEPART STATE TO FIGHT GOV. ABBOTT’S INACTION ON FLOOD RELIEF AND TRUMP TEXAS TAKEOVER

August 3, 2025...

STATEMENT ON THE TEXAS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PASSING TRUMP'S GERRYMANDER

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu (D-Houston) issued the following statement after the House Redistricting Committee voted to pass Congressional redistricting on a party-line...

Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation Stand United to Affirm Texans Should Choose Their Leaders, Not The President

AUSTIN, Texas—TODAY, U.S. House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries will join Texas Congressional Democrats to support Democratic state legislators as they fight to protect the voice and voting power of...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS RESPOND TO TRUMP/ABBOTT GERRYMANDER

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu today issued the following statement in response to Governor Greg Abbott’s release of the congressional maps for his Trump Takeover special...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS, NM GOV. LUJAN GRISHAM MEET ON CRISIS RESPONSE AND FEDERAL CUTS

AUSTIN, TEXAS — A delegation of Texas House Democrats met with New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham to discuss strategies for effective disaster response and preparations for the [severe budget...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS TO MEET WITH NEW MEXICO GOVERNOR, EXPANDING NATIONAL COALITION AGAINST TRUMP/ABBOTT POWER GRAB

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Following successful [meetings](https://us15.campaign-archive.com/?u=a88759cc44ad5e611c911a8e8&id=d...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS LEAVE STATE TO CONFRONT TRUMP’S ‘BIG BEAUTIFUL’ DISASTER

AUSTIN, TEXAS — As Governor Greg Abbott’s special session devolves into chaos over his attempt to rig elections for Donald Trump, members of the Texas House Democratic Caucus departed Texas this morni...

AFTER GOP CHAIRMAN ABRUPTLY ENDS HEARING, DEMOCRATS LAUNCH “THE PEOPLE’S HEARING,” INVITE TEXANS TO SPEAK OUT AGAINST REDISTRICTING

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After the Republican chairman of the Texas House Redistricting Committee abruptly ended public testimony, leaving dozens of Texans who traveled across the state unable to speak, Democr...

GREG ABBOTT PLAYS POLITICS WITH FLOOD RELIEF ON ORDERS FROM DONALD TRUMP

AUSTIN, TEXAS — On Monday, Governor Greg Abbott called Texas lawmakers back to the state capitol for a special session on, among other issues, flood relief and mid-decade redistricting. In multiple in...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS TO SPEAKER: PUT FLOOD RELIEF FIRST

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Forty-eight Texas House Democrats today sent a letter to Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows, deman...

TODAY: HOUSE DEMOCRATS, ALLIED GROUPS TO HOLD PRESS CONFERENCE ON FIGHTING THE SPECIAL SESSION TRUMP TAKEOVER

July 21, 2025...

TEXAS REPUBLICANS WILL TRY TO STEAL 5 CONGRESSIONAL SEATS

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After reports that Donald Trump told the Texas Republican Congressional...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMS TO CORNYN AND CRUZ: REJECT THESE DEVASTATING CUTS TO TEXAS FAMILIES

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Forty-six Texas House Democrats today sent a letter to Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz demanding they reject the devastating One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which would slash bil...

ABBOTT VETOES SUMMER FOOD PROGRAM FOR KIDS WHILE CALLING TAXPAYER-FUNDED SPECIAL SESSION

AUSTIN, TEXAS — While Gov. Gregg Abbott signed a $338 billion budget, the one thing he couldn't stomach funding was the Summer EBT program that would have provided food assistance to kids when they lo...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS STATEMENT ON ASSASSINATION OF MINNESOTA LEGISLATOR, THREATS TO TEXAS LAWMAKERS

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democrats are profoundly devastated by the politically-motivated assassination of Minnesota House Speaker Emerita Melissa Hortman and her husband, and the attempted murder...

TRUMP’S DESPERATE REDISTRICTING SCHEME PROVES REPUBLICANS KNOW THEY’RE LOSING

June 10, 2025...

As 89th Session Ends, Texas House Democrats Vow to Fight for Working Families

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The 89th Regular Texas Legislative Session came to a close today, after 140 days of Republicans passing an extreme agenda that put billionaire donors ahead of Texas families’ needs. De...

Texas House Democrats Celebrate Passing of School Funding Bill, Recommit to Fully Funding Texas Public Schools

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After weeks of delays and pressure, the House and Senate are in alignment on House Bill 2, the $8.5 billion bill to fund Texas schools after 6 years held hostage by Greg Abbott. Thanks...

REP. BUMGARNER VOTES TO BLOCK WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND ENSHRINE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” IN TEXAS LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rep. Ben Bumgarner (R-Flower Mound) yesterday voted for a bill echoing the infamous "separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld rac...

REP. HEFNER VOTES TO BLOCK WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND ENSHRINE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” IN TEXAS LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rep. Cole Hefner (R-Mt. Pleasant) yesterday voted for a bill echoing the infamous "separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld racia...

REP. HULL VOTES TO BLOCK WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND ENSHRINE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” IN TEXAS LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rep. Lacey Hull (R-Houston) yesterday voted for a bill echoing the infamous "separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld racial segr...

REP. LOPEZ VOTES TO BLOCK WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND ENSHRINE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” IN TEXAS LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rep. Lopez (R-San Benito) yesterday voted for a bill echoing the infamous "separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld racial segreg...

REP. LUJAN VOTES TO BLOCK WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND ENSHRINE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” IN TEXAS LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rep. John Lujan (R-San Antonio) yesterday voted for a bill echoing the infamous "separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld racial...

REP. WILSON VOTES TO BLOCK WOMEN’S EQUALITY AND ENSHRINE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” IN TEXAS LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Rep. Terry Wilson (R-Georgetown) yesterday voted for a bill echoing the infamous "separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld racial...

REPUBLICANS BLOCK WOMEN’S EQUALITY BUT ENSHRINE “SEPARATE BUT EQUAL” IN TEXAS LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Republicans yesterday voted for a bill echoing the infamous "separate but equal” doctrine from Plessy v. Ferguson, the 1896 Supreme Court ruling that upheld racial segregat...

REPUBLICANS PASS UNCONSTITUTIONAL, RACIST SB 17

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, House Republicans passed SB 17, a racist and blatantly unconstitutional Anti-Alien Land Law that would restrict the right to own and lease property based solely on national orig...

ABBOTT'S TEXAS TWO-TIMING LEAVES NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS WAITING FOR THE SECOND STEP

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Governor Greg Abbott wasted no time signing his $10 billion private school voucher scam with all the fanfare of a billionaire’s birthday party, but seems to have lost his pen when it c...

ICYMI: TEXAS HOME INSURANCE COSTS SKYROCKET

AUSTIN, TEXAS — While Republicans continue to look the other way on the costs of their disastrous “look the other way” approach to climate policy, extreme storms are driving Texas home insurance costs...

REPUBLICANS BLOCK TEXANS’ RIGHT TO VOTE ON VOUCHER SCAM

AUSTIN, TEXAS — In a stunning display of their contempt for the people they serve, House Republicans today blocked an amendment that would have allowed Texas voters to decide the fate of Governor Abbo...

DEMOCRATS WORK TO MAKE TEXAS BUDGET WORK FOR EVERY TEXAN

AUSTIN, TEXAS — While Republicans are ready to pour a multi-billion dollar budget surplus down the drain, Texas House Democrats know there are better ways to spend taxpayer funds – to tackle the affor...

THE “PARTY OF FISCAL RESPONSIBILITY” SHOWS THEIR TRUE COLORS

AUSTIN, TEXAS — As Texas House members prepare to cast votes on the largest budget in Texas history, Republicans are once again showing their total detachment from the real needs of Texans. With a sta...

TEXAS LAWMAKERS HEAR OVERWHELMING SUPPORT FOR LIFE-SAVING MATERNAL HEALTH BILL

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, the Texas House Committee on Public Health heard public testimony reflecting overwhelming bipartisan support for HB 44, the Life of the Mother Act. The bill, which would restore...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS HOST LIVESTREAM TO EXPOSE CLOSED-DOOR GOP VOUCHER VOTE

AUSTIN, TEXAS — After Texas House Republicans scheduled a formal Public Education Committee vote on Greg Abbott’s billion-dollar private school voucher scam — behind closed doors, with just 24 hours'...

BIGOTED BILL ALERT: TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS STAND UP AGAINST HB 17, ANTI-ALIEN LAND LAW

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, House Democrats joined Asian Texans for Justice and other advocacy groups for a press conference at the Texas Capitol to strongly denounce House Bill 17, a blatantly unconstitut...

DEMOCRATS REMAIN UNITED AGAINST GREG ABBOTT’S VOUCHER SCAM

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas House Democratic Caucus reaffirms that its members remain completely united in opposition to Greg Abbott’s voucher scam, which would divert precious taxpayer dollars from nei...

5TH GRADE MATH TEACHER SCHOOLS GOVS. ABBOTT AND DUCEY ON “VOUCHER MATH”

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, while Governor Greg Abbott hosted Arizona Governor Doug Ducey to promote his voucher scam, Austin 5th grade public school math teacher Tay Carriker-Cavin delivered a tough lesso...

RELEASE: Abbott Rallies for Vouchers at Private School as Local Public School Offering Deaf Education Program Closes

March 18, 2025...

TEXAS HOUSE DEMOCRATS UNVEIL "SAFER & STRONGER TEXAS" PUBLIC SAFETY PLAN TO ADDRESS VIOLENT CRIME

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, House Democrats announced Safer & Stronger Texas, a comprehensive public safety plan featuring 25 bipartisan bills designed to keep violent criminals off the streets while addre...

DEMOCRATS AND TEXANS HOLD THE LINE THROUGH THE NIGHT AS REPUBLICANS EXPERIENCE HISTORIC OPPOSITION TO VOUCHER SCAM

AUSTIN, TEXAS — In a stunning display of public opposition, hundreds of Texans traveled from across the state to testify against the latest iteration of Greg Abbott’s voucher scam bill. Testimony stre...

HOUSE DEMOCRATS STAND UNITED AGAINST VOUCHER SCAM THAT WILL DEFUND TEXAS NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOLS

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Today, House Democrats held a press conference to voice their opposition to House Bill 3, the school voucher scam bill currently under consideration in the Public Education Committee....

NEW POLL: WIDE BIPARTISAN MAJORITY OPPOSES SCHOOL VOUCHER SCAM

AUSTIN, TEXAS — New polling confirms what Texans already know: an overwhelming bipartisan majority of voters oppos...

Greg Abbott and Donald Trump are in Lockstep on Killing Texans’ Healthcare

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Donald Trump and Co-President Elon Musk have launched an attack on the programs that hard-working Texans rely on under the guise of "[government efficiency](https://www.independent.co....

Texas House Democrats Remember Rep. Sylvester Turner

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas House Democratic Caucus joins Houstonians and Texans across the state in mourning the loss of Rep. Sylvester Turner, who served with distinction for 27 years in the Texas Hou...

Texas House Democrats: HB2 / HB3 GOP “Texas Two-Step” Education Bills Still Dance Around the Truth

AUSTIN, TEXAS — As Greg Abbott attempts to rebrand his devastatingly unpopular school voucher scam with a new “Texas Two-Step” plan, HB 2 and HB 3, Texans should know the truth: these bills are yet an...

RELEASE: Texas House Democrats Respond to Committee Assignments

AUSTIN, TEXAS — In response to the release of committee assignments as set by Speaker Burrows, Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu issued the following statement: “Today's committee assignmen...

RELEASE: House Democrats Seek Transparency on Costs of Abbott's Latest Immigration Enforcement Order

AUSTIN, TEXAS — In response to Gov. Abbott’s sweeping directive to require “appropriate state agencies” to do the jobs of federal immigration enforcement, Texas House Democrats [sent a formal letter](...

RELEASE: HOUSE DEMS RESPOND TO BILLIONAIRE VOUCHER SCAM PASSING TEXAS SENATE

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Senate Republicans just passed Senate Bill 2, an expensive, billionaire-backed private school voucher program that would divert taxpayer dollars from public schools to unaccountable pr...

RELEASE: PRESS CONFERENCE ON ABBOTT’S BILLIONAIRE-BACKED SCHOOL AGENDA

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Following Governor Greg Abbott’s State of the State address, Texas House Democrats held a press conference to address the Governor's designated priorities on education and call on him...

Texas House Democratic Caucus Responds to Gov. Greg Abbott's State of the State

State Representative Mihaela Pleșa, Vice Chair of the Texas House Democratic Caucus, delivered the House Democratic Caucus's response to Governor Greg Abbott's State of the State address...

Texas House Democratic Caucus Responds to Unconstitutional ICE Raids

Texas House Democratic Chair Rep. Gene Wu issued the following statement amid reports of civil rights violations at immigration raids in Texas and across the nation...

TODAY: Texas House Democrats to Hold Press Conference Upon Adjournment

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Texas House Democrats will hold a press conference TODAY in the House Press Room (2W.6) immediately following the adjournment of the House of Representatives to discuss the adoption of...

Texas House Democrats Remember Cecile Richards

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas House Democratic Caucus joins millions of Americans in mourning the loss of Cecile Richards. Richards, a reproductive freedom activist and political organizer who followed in...

Texas House Democrats Condemn Former Rep. Jonathan Stickland’s Bigoted Remarks

AUSTIN, TEXAS — The Texas House Democratic Caucus condemns the bigoted and hateful attacks of former Rep. Jonathan Stickland toward Rep. Salman Bhojani. These deplorable statements, coming from a man...

Texas House Democrats Draw Sharp Contrast with GOP in Statewide "Democrats Invest, Republicans $ell Out" Tour

AUSTIN, TEXAS — Democratic leaders across Texas united over the weekend to expose how Republicans have sold out working families to wealthy special interests, while presenting their vision to invest i...

Texas House Democrats Respond to Rep. Dustin Burrows' Election as Texas House Speaker

AUSTIN, TEXAS — In response to Rep. Dustin Burrows' election as Texas House Speaker, Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu issued the following statement: “Thanks to a bipartisan coalition of D...

Texas House Democrats Respond to General Revenue Forecast

AUSTIN, TEXAS — In response to the release of the biennial revenue estimate by Comptroller Glenn Hegar, Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Gene Wu issued the following statement: “Our state has the...