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  Amy Kamp · [email protected]
May 12, 2025 at 6:35 PM

Organizing Works — Devonte Amerson Is Proof

Dear John, Before I became the Communications Director for Ground Game Texas, I worked with our allies at Mano Amiga doing jail advocacy. The criminal legal system in Hays County has long been notorious for extreme delays in its court system, leading to a severely overcrowded…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 1, 2025 at 4:41 PM

Join Us for a San Antonio Mayoral Forum!

Dear John, San Antonio is changing—who’s going to lead us forward? Ground Game Texas is co-hosting a Mayoral and City Council Forum for candidates in the June 7th runoff election. As the second-largest city in the state, what happens in San Antonio has implications for reside…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 30, 2025 at 4:14 PM

Organizing Texas at All Levels

Dear John, No one ever said progressive organizing in Texas was easy. After our remarkable string of victories, winning all five of our elections last November, it feels like Greg Abbott, Ken Paxton, and their allies at the Lege are more determined than ever to push back aga…
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  Catina Voellinger · [email protected]
April 25, 2025 at 5:24 PM

This Changes How We Fight, Not Why We Fight

Dear John, This past week, the Fifteenth Court of Appeals—created by Governor Abbott and stacked with judges handpicked by him—ruled that the voter-approved marijuana decriminalization ordinances in Austin and San Marcos are unenforceable. This court reversed fair rulings by …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 20, 2025 at 4:54 PM

$20k for 4/20!

Dear John, 4/20 is here and one of our generous donors is celebrating by matching donations up to $10,000 this week. Will you help us reach our $20,000 goal for 4/20? While weed often occupies a light-hearted place in pop culture, marijuana laws are draconian and harmful —…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 15, 2025 at 6:00 PM

From Texas to D.C.—this is what people power looks like

Dear John, Last week, I traveled to Washington, D.C. for the America Votes summit—and to visit our congressional representatives. We didn’t go to lobby. We went to make sure our communities were heard. We brought the stories of Dallas, Lockhart, Amarillo, and McAllen with us…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM

Texas Taxpayers Now Covering Paxton’s $6.6M Corruption Tab

John Texans are now on the hook to pay for Paxton's corruption! Late last week, a judge ordered Paxton's office to pay a whopping $6.6 million to former aides, ruling he'd wrongfully fired them for blowing the whistle on his corruption. This is not the kind of representation …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM

Meeting the “Moral Moment”

John, “These are not normal times in America, and they should not be treated as such.” As Senator Cory Booker gave his record-breaking speech on the Senate floor for over 24 hours this week, this was perhaps his most crucial point. At both the federal and state levels, civil…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 31, 2025 at 9:09 PM

Help Fund Texas Organizing!

John, The work of organizing Texas is showing up on a daily basis. Whether it’s at a City Council meeting in Lockhart, at a committee hearing at the Lege, a panel in Blanco, or meeting with local community members at SXSW around issues that matter to them, the Ground Game Tex…
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  Tesla Stock Liquidation Dept. (aka GGTX Squad) · [email protected]
March 27, 2025 at 7:57 PM

Got some Tesla stock to liquidate? Let’s make some good trouble.

Dear John, Elon Musk has been pouring money into Texas politicians who put his agenda first for years. But we have a bold idea to stop him: let’s turn Tesla stock into Texas-sized good trouble for our democracy. While Musk tries to undermine our democracy from the top down…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 24, 2025 at 8:48 PM

Dan Patrick’s Big Problem? Texans Support Legal Weed.

Dear John, Dan Patrick doesn't want you to know: cannabis decriminalization is a popular policy among Texas voters. Last week, Dan Patrick and his ally Texas State Sen. Charles Perry got visibly angry when reporters at a press conference pointed out that 62% of Texans suppor…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 21, 2025 at 7:45 PM

Attack on the Constitution!

Dear John, It sounds like the title of a bad movie, but it’s not. Trump and the wannabe-kings in our Texas Legislature are waging an all-out attack on our Constitutional rights and protections. HELP US STOP THEM IN THEIR TRACKS Here in Texas, we watched on Tuesday as…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM

In just one day, we organized—and you sent 3,850 emails to the Capitol!

John, In just one day, we organized against a Texas House Bill targeting our work—and that resulted in YOU sending 3,850 emails to lawmakers, urging them to reject this blatant power grab. That’s why we organize–because, in true Texan form, we show up big. Yesterday, the T…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 17, 2025 at 9:57 PM

Bad Bill ALERT: Take action today!

John, Tomorrow, Tuesday, March 18th, the Texas House Intergovernmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to hear House Bill 524, authored by Republican Carl Tepper from Lubbock. This bill takes aim at the heart of Ground Game Texas’s work by requiring every ballot initiative to …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 14, 2025 at 1:02 PM

Ground Game Texas Wants to Hear From You!

John, Right now, Ground Game Texas is working on building our strategic plan for 2025 and 2026. On the agenda in our immediate future are ballot initiatives across Texas—building power in Central Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, expanding to the greater Houston area, and into…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 12, 2025 at 3:43 PM

¡Ya basta!

Dear John, We know the weight you’re feeling. Living under both the Trump and Abbott administrations—it can feel like we’re barely keeping our heads above water. But let me remind you—we were made for this moment. For 30 years—almost my entire life—extreme politicians have rul…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 10, 2025 at 6:12 PM

Defeating Tyranny Takes a Team Effort

Dear John, This past Saturday, Ground Game Texas went to the Capitol along with about 3,000 of our fellow Texans to rally for democracy with Senator Elizabeth Warren, and Congressman Lloyd Doggett and Congressman Greg Casar. The message was clear — at a time when our democrac…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 7, 2025 at 11:27 PM

What We’re Working on in 2025

Dear John, 2025 has been off to a strong start for Ground Game Texas — and we cannot back off the pedal. We took on city officials who tried to stall our ballot initiatives–and won! A judge blocked Ken Paxton’s attempts to stop cannabis decriminalization in Dallas. W…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM

In the Fight Against Paxton, We're in Good Company

Dear John, Ken Paxton is using our hard earned tax payer money to fund his corrupt lawsuits–not just to defend his enterprise but to attack Texans, directly. Paxton resorts to this because he's learned bullying works. Over 100 lawsuits against the Biden administration blockin…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 3, 2025 at 2:02 PM

Democracy wins again!

Dear John, We’ve got great news – another judge has ruled against Ken Paxton in his fight against marijuana decriminalization. Last Friday, Dallas District Court Judge Dale Tillery threw out Paxton’s request for a temporary injunction against the city of Dallas, which wou…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
February 26, 2025 at 8:43 PM

Big News—Check Out Our New Website!

Dear John, We have big news! Ground Game Texas has just launched an updated website—your new go-to resource for learning about our campaigns, sharing our work, and staying connected to the movement. What will you find: List of our ongoing and past campaigns Staff an…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
February 19, 2025 at 6:31 PM

Fighting Back Against Pay-to-Play Politics

Dear John, In 2025, we’re living with the consequences of dark money in politics at every level — whether it’s Donald Trump handing control of the federal government to Elon Musk after Musk spent hundreds of millions of dollars supporting his campaign, or it’s Greg Abbott fav…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
February 11, 2025 at 6:13 PM

Now Is Not the Time to Give Into Paxton's Bullying

Dear John, As the American people stand up and fight against Trump’s unjust policies at the national level, it’s important for us Texans to fight back against our wannabe Trumps at the state and local level, too. At Ground Game Texas, we’re no stranger to attacks from Tru…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
February 4, 2025 at 4:06 PM

Check Us Out on the Progress Texas Happy Hour!

Dear John, Last week, Ground Game Texas Executive Director Catina Voellinger and Managing Director Mars Rodriguez sat down with Reagan Stone from Progress Texas to discuss the challenges and triumphs of organizing in Texas. Our wide-ranging discussion covered Ground Game’s en…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
January 31, 2025 at 7:05 PM

Another victory in the books

Dear John, After a lengthy delay, Propositions A and B are finally in effect in McAllen! Ground Game Texas started our latest campaign in McAllen early last year after we heard over and over again from voters in the area that they felt cynical and powerless about local polit…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
January 28, 2025 at 6:05 PM

Decriminalization Passed in Lockhart – Now What?

Dear John, After winning 15 out of 18 ballot initiatives in the four years since our founding, we’ve learned a lot about the process. One recurring theme is that the work isn’t done when the election is won. Instead, it continues as we organize to ensure that initiatives are …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
January 23, 2025 at 8:13 PM

“The Governor Who Helped Trump Get Elected”

Dear John, Governor Greg Abbott has been at the forefront of fueling Trump’s attacks on immigrants. A New York Times op-ed described him as “The Governor Who Helped Trump Get Elected,” highlighting how he helped whip up anti-immigrant sentiment that Trump rode into office. …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
January 20, 2025 at 6:03 PM

Honoring Dr. King by Following His Wisdom

Dear John, This January 15th would have been Martin Luther King Jr’s 96th birthday. Over the course of his brief life Dr King built a movement and inspired people across the world with his courage, commitment, and unmatched ability to give voice to the concerns of the Civil R…
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