Press Releases
HDC Chair Chris Turner Responds to U.S. Senate’s “Freedom to Vote Act”
(AUSTIN, TEXAS) – Today, U.S. Senate Democrats introduced a new voter protection bill that will expand voting access and protect voters from continued Republican attacks
HDC Chair Chris Turner on Signing of GOP Voter Restriction Bill
(TEXAS) – Today, Gov. Greg Abbott signed Senate Bill 1 — Texas Republicans’ anti-voter legislation — into law. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner
Rep. Alma Allen Responds to Two Texas Teachers Dying of COVID-19
(Austin, TEXAS) – Yesterday, the Waco Tribune-Herald reported a Connally Independent School District campus was closing after two teachers passed away from COVID-19 in a
HDC Chair Chris Turner Statement on Passage of GOP Voter Restriction Bill
(Austin, TEXAS) – Today, Senate Bill 1 — Texas Republicans’ anti-voter legislation — passed out of the Texas House of Representatives. Texas House Democratic Caucus
Abbott Doubles Down on Ineffective Leadership After COVID Vaccine Gains FDA Approval
(Austin, TEXAS) – Today, Gov. Greg Abbott released an executive order to maintain his existing prohibition on state government entities requiring the COVID-19 vaccine, despite
STATEMENT: Texas HDC Chair Chris Turner Responds to Passage of John Lewis Voting Rights Act
(TEXAS) – Today, the U.S. House passed H.R. 4, the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act. Texas House Democratic Caucus Chair Chris Turner (D-Grand Prairie)