Claire talks about what it means to be a Texan on the Progress Texas Happy Hour Podcast. As the saying goes, even though she wasn't born here, she got here as quick as she could!

Senate and House Republicans still cannot find a way to fully reopen the federal government, putting this shutdown on track for the longest shutdown in US history.

"We now have a clear Democratic candidate in Claire Reynolds," reports progressive activist organization West Texas Indivisible. "It's time to get informed, get involved, and create the change we want to see."

"I’m tired of sitting around and waiting for Congress to grow a spine. They can borrow mine," says Claire Reynolds, the progressive Democratic candidate for Texas's district 11.

“At the request of the Travis County Republican Party regarding early voting tabulation procedures, early voting ballots will not be counted until Election Day. As a result, early voting results may not be available when polls close at 7 p.m., and posting of results to the website could be delayed,” Travis County Clerk Dyana Limon-Mercado said.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert accused his network, CBS, of refusing to broadcast his interview with Texas Rep. James Talarico, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, during Monday night’s airing of “The Late Show” for fear of running afoul of the Trump administration.

"When the mayor of Minneapolis says F Ice, what do you think that makes the citizens feel?" says Representative August Pfluger, blaming the victims of ICE brutality for bringing it upon themselves while attending a hearing on DHS funding.

Midland ISD and the district’s police chief Robert Doporto did not respond to requests for comment on what criminal violation the anti-ICE protest organizers may have committed that would warrant a police investigation. The right to protest is broadly protected by the First Amendment.

“Kids, I'm so damn proud of you for standing up for what you believe in. Don't ever let any adult tell you that your voice doesn't matter, or that you're wrong for caring about how our government treats human beings.”

Challenger Claire Reynolds reports on her experience at August Pfluger's Ballinger town hall meeting held immediately following the tragedies in Minnesota. "[H]is bipartisanship is as shallow as a dry creek in August."

The NorthEast Travis County Democrats released their 2026 endorsement slate today, naming Claire Reynolds along with James Talarico, Greg Casar, Caitlin Rourk and Tanya Lloyd in key federal races.

"My first order of business will be to make Congress start doing its job. Article I of the U.S. Constitution says that the job of making law and determining how to spend our hard-earned tax dollars is supposed to be done by Congress, not the President."

The Liberal Austin Democrats of Travis County released their 2026 endorsement slate today, naming Claire Reynolds along with James Talarico, Greg Casar, Caitlin Rourk, Kristin Hook, and Tanya Lloyd in key federal races.

"This isn't the America I know. This isn't the America I was raised in. What we're talking about are our civil liberties, the roles of our three branches of government, and basic human decency."

The campaign’s first Federal Election Commission (FEC) filing shows more than $10,000 raised in its opening reporting period, all from individual donors.

You can keep the momentum going!

The Texas Tribune has published their 2026 March 3 primary voter guide. This detailed guide covers what will be on the ballot, mail-in-voting information, voter registration requirements, and so much more. Do not be intimidated. Voting in Texas is difficult by design. Show them the power of the people's voice when push comes to shove.

The Trump administration is actively working to undermine 2026 elections, including through bizarre redistricting. But, to paraphrase Dr. Ian Malcom, Democracy finds a way. Do not be doomered into giving up, and make a plan to vote.

It’s been five years, and there are still eleven Congresspeople and one Senator from Texas who still hold office, yet they once participated in an attempted insurrection on this country.

Claire Reynolds, an experienced attorney with a career devoted to upholding ethical standards and protecting the public, today announced her candidacy for Congress in Texas’s 11th Congressional District.

With Trump's high disapproval ratings in an off-year election, this may be their best chance to start clawing back from the brink.

To make sure you get a postmark that reflects the day you mail something, you’ll have to go to a post office counter and ask for a manual postmark.

"A Democrat is running in every state and federal race on the Texas ballot next year, the first time in modern state history that either party has fielded a full slate of candidates, according to the Texas Democratic Party."