August 2026 – Democratic Party of Kendall County, Texas

Progressive Views: Statewide Offices: Agriculture Commissioner

The Texas Department of Agriculture’s mission is to partner with all Texans to make Texas the nation's leader in agriculture, fortify our economy, empower rural communities, promote healthy lifestyles, and cultivate winning strategies for rural, suburban, and urban Texas through exceptional service and the common threads of agriculture in our daily lives. TDA is also the agency leading the charge against the New World screwworm outbreak. The agriculture commissioner oversees the agency and is elected every four years.

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August 29, 2026

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Action / Flock Cameras / Issues / Kendall County / National

Progressive Views Plus: Big Brother IS Watching You

Flock cameras “use artificial intelligence to scan every vehicle that passes by, uploading the plate number, model, color and even bumper stickers to the country’s largest vehicle surveillance database. Law enforcement agencies that contract with the company — here and across the U.S. — can search the accumulated database with a few keystrokes and without a warrant.”

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August 24, 2026

Climate Change / Conservation / Energy / Issues / State / Vote

Progressive Views: Statewide Offices: Land Commissioner

The Democratic candidate for Texas Land Commissioner is Benjamin Flores who, if he wins, would oversee the General Land Office which is Texas' oldest state agency. The TLC's main role is to oversee Texas' 13 million acres of public lands.

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August 15, 2026

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Action / Culture Wars / Issues / National / Project 2025 / Women's Rights

Progressive Views Plus: The Patriarchy is Alive and Well

Newly released by the Heritage Foundation is a report that asserts that the promotion of competitive sports for girls and women “formed a core element of a broader project to remake female character itself — producing a new woman who would be more aggressive, assertive, dominant, and less deferential, less graceful, and less oriented toward motherhood and traditional feminine graces.” Reports like this show our progress in women’s rights is not set in stone. We must fight the battle every day.

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August 14, 2026

Climate Change / Energy / Issues / Petroleum / State / Texas Railroad Commission

Progressive Views: Statewide Offices: Railroad Commissioner

The Texas Railroad Commission no longer regulates railroads but has the critical role of providing oversight of the Texas oil and gas industry and related industries like pipelines. Unfortunately, it has many issues, least of which is commissioners receiving 60% of their campaign funding from the industry they regulate.

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August 1, 2026