June 15, 2025
NEWS DIGEST
by Brandon Waltens
Good morning,
A Democrat-aligned political group backed by billionaire George Soros is once again setting its sights on Texas, aiming to flip the reliably red state with a new multimillion-dollar campaign.
Texas Majority PAC—bankrolled heavily by Soros—has launched a new initiative dubbed “Blue Texas,” partnering with the Texas Democratic Party and several county parties to organize volunteers, recruit candidates, and boost voter turnout ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Campaign finance records show Soros gave $2.1 million to Texas Majority PAC in 2024 and another $1 million in April.
The move marks the latest in a long line of efforts by Democrats to make inroads in Texas, a state Republicans have dominated for decades. Despite shifting demographics and repeated national predictions of a “blue wave,” Democrats haven’t won a single statewide race in Texas since 1994.
Soros and his political allies tried a similar approach in the last election cycle—pouring millions into Texas Majority PAC in an attempt to build a Democrat ground game—but came up short. In 2024, Republicans not only held their ground but made gains in both the Texas House and Senate. President Donald Trump, meanwhile, won 12 of the state’s 14 border counties and defeated Kamala Harris by nearly 14 percentage points.
The Texas Majority PAC, which describes its mission as growing the Democrat majority and winning statewide elections, is hoping for a different result this time.
Organizers say they’ll hold rallies across the state in June and visit more than two dozen cities in July to recruit candidates. Their long-term goal is to make Texas a competitive battleground state by 2032, when a new round of redistricting could further increase the state’s electoral significance.
But past efforts like Battleground Texas—formed over a decade ago with similar ambitions—have largely failed. Republicans have continued to control every statewide office.
Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George dismissed the latest push, telling Texas Scorecard, “They can spend all the money in the world. Texas is deep red, and the areas that are blueish
now will be flipped by our grassroots efforts. We are working with all of our statewide and local candidates to bring another Red Wave to Texas, even bigger than 2024.”
Featured
Attorney General Ken Paxton announced that he has filed suit against 23andMe, a California-based DNA testing company, over its plan to sell customers’ genetic information.
After filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy earlier this year, 23andMe sought to include in the sale of its holdings the genetic, health, and other personal information of its customers, including Texans.
Texas law prohibits the sale of genetic data without the explicit consent of the individual.
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State
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Local
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County officials approved a plan to eliminate use of most ballot marking devices in the November 2025 election.
FBI Dallas Announces 109 Children Rescued, 244 Offenders Arrested in Child Exploitation Investigation
The investigation involved dozens of law enforcement agencies across Texas.
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