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Conservatives, fossil-fuel biz throw shade on manmade climate change
by Mike Killalea, NSD President Hot enough for you? Probably most folks in Travis County have had their fill. No one’s arguing that it is...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Aug 10, 20234 min read


Monique Alcala named Texas Demo Party Exec Director
The Texas Democratic Party has named Monique Alcala to serve as its permanent Executive Director. Alcala brings over a decade of...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Aug 5, 20232 min read


Academic freedom balances on knife blade at A&M;
TAMU’s ‘significant mistakes’ lead to $1 million settlement Academic freedom balances precariously on a knife blade at Texas A&M...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Aug 4, 20234 min read


Texas GOP worries about voting integrity; so it quits interstate org dedicated to maintaining it
When you’re concerned about voting integrity, including eliminating duplicate registrations in different states, the first thing you...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 25, 20232 min read


Houston Chronicle: Texas officers mistreat migrants; WSJ: Abbott border spending ineffective
DOJ to sue over floating wall; Mexico promises action, too Texas’s $8.5 billion spent on border security is not working, reports the...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 24, 20232 min read


Attend our candidates’ night for mayoral, council contenders on Oct 24
Come out on Tuesday, Oct 24, to hear from candidates for the Lago Vista City Council. The NSD is convening this event to allow our...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 22, 20231 min read


Bidenomics works! Administration & Democratic allies pull economy out of Trumpian morass
History has demonstrated that the US economy fares better under Democratic than Republican Administrations (1, 2), and President Biden...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 21, 20232 min read


Democrats are great for the economy; the other guys… not so much
Had the US enjoyed only Democratic leadership for the last nine decades, would Americans’ income be double current levels? Facts seem to...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 20, 20232 min read


Abbott’s new border brainstorm: Drown immigrants!
Abbott & DPS chief: “The hope is that the possibility of death will deter people from trying to cross the river” It wasn’t enough for the...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 14, 20233 min read


Ahead of 2024 Election, Texas Democratic Party Launches the Beat Cruz War Room
New TDP-powered effort will centralize in-state opposition research and mass mobilization against Senator Ted Cruz The Texas Democratic...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 13, 20232 min read


GOP “red” stands for embarrassment at their hypocrisy
No wonder the GOP color is red. They should be red with embarrassment over their hypocrisy on affirmative action and infrastructure...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 3, 20233 min read


Welcome to the new Jim Crow! Supreme Court kills Affirmative Action in education
by Mike Killalea, NSD president Photos courtesy of the US Library of Congress. US Supreme Court shown at right Welcome to the new Jim...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jul 1, 20233 min read


Celebrate with NSD in Lago's 4th of July parade!
Celebrate the 4th of July with the North Shore Democrats in Lago Vista’s parade! Bring friends and family - little ones too. We assemble...
jjcarney100team
Jun 14, 20231 min read


Texas education a political football, with teachers & students as the ball
The Legislature adjourned at the end of May without increasing teacher pay or improving school working conditions, observers say. Instead...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jun 13, 20231 min read


In the face of Trump’s antics….
“…President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have steadfastly refused to engage with the Trump drama and have quietly worked to...
jjcarney100team
Jun 13, 20231 min read


Celebrate Juneteenth, Freedom Day, this weekend
We all know the story. President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. The historic edict had the ironic effect...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Abbott signs cruel anti-trans bill written by Lago Vista's state Senator Donna Campbell
Even as Pride Month kicked off in June, Texas joined 17 other states in poking its statutory nose in the midst of children, their...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jun 12, 20232 min read


Join us for a great program at the July 8 North Shore Democrats Meet & Greet
Clayton Tucker, President of the Texas Progressive Caucus, and Marco Orrantia, Policy Business Advisor for the Texas Democratic Party...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jun 10, 20231 min read


It’s no wonder that 2 of Trump’s lawyers quit Friday.
The chickens are coming home to roost! https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/june-9-2023?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
jjcarney100team
Jun 10, 20231 min read


Conservatives abolishing child labor laws? Where are the family values?
By Mike Killalea, NSD president Progressives and conservatives don’t agree on much, but we agree that little kids shouldn’t work in...

North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Jun 2, 20232 min read
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