Politics

‘- I doubt that anyone old enough to remember the events of November 22, 1963, will ever forget them. On that afternoon, President John Kennedy was assassinated. Images that seared in the minds of those who witnessed it were the courageous actions of Secret Service Agent Clint Hill as he chased the limousine of the…

Texas 19th Congressional District Democratic Candidate, Neal Marchbanks. Marchbanks is visiting with potential voters he said that he will be working hard for veterans and to help farmers in the district. Photo by Floyd Miller

As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of Freedom Summer, it’s a good time to reflect on the historical impact of young people who were willing to risk their lives to register Black people to vote in Mississippi. As a result of their courage and their sacrifice many people, today not only in Mississippi but across…

Houston, TX — Texas Democrats are in San Antonio continuing the battle over discriminatory redistricting maps drawn in 2011 by the Republican supermajority in the legislature. The contentious partisan fight over these gerrymandered maps has gone on for the past 3 years. Testimony on the state House map has ended and closing arguments are set…

Texas Democrats on U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding Voting Rights ActAustin, TX – Today, June 25th the U.S. Senate Committee on Judiciary will discuss the reauthorization of pre-clearance requirements within the Voting Rights Act and Texas State Senator Sylvia Garcia was invited to provide testimony.Texas Democratic Party Chairman Gilberto Hinojosa released the following statement:“The Voting…

‘- The Kenyan Proverb, “When elephants fight the grass suffers,” is very apropos to us, the grassroots. Only in our case, we are fighting over elephants and donkeys, but we are still the ones suffering. We watch the two parties fight every day, and then we take sides and jump in. Who is hurt by…

by Martin Luther King, Jr. – August 1963From the Birmingham jail, where he was imprisoned as a participant in nonviolent demonstrations against segregation, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote in longhand the letter which follows. It was his response to a public statement of concern and caution issued by eight white religious leaders of the…

Now that early voting has begun, your Abilene Public Library would like to remind you that we have free Voters Guides from the Texas League of Women Voters to help you make informed voting choices in the statewide Primary election. Election Day is Tuesday, March 4, 2014. This Voters Guide, which can be carried into…