Issues – Democratic Party of Kendall County, Texas

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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

Abuse of Power / Conservation / Data Centers / Issues / National / State

Progressive Views: Hit the Brakes on Data Centers

Although a majority of Texans oppose construction of data centers in their communities, data centers, with Governor Abbott's full support, are taking advantage of Texas’ weak regulatory structure to vastly expand their plans. Call your reps to demand that data center construction ceases until more guidelines are put in place.

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July 19, 2026

Abuse of Power / Culture Wars / Energy / ERCOT / Issues / Medicare/Medicaid / National / State / Vote

Progressive Views: Refuting a Previous Column

Susan Dollar, a local Democrat, refutes Scott Kramer's assertions about Republican Party accomplishments in a May 31 column in The Boerne Star.

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July 16, 2026

Issues / National / Vote

Progressive Views: Vote by Mail is Great

Vote-by-mail is also called vote-at-home or absentee voting. It’s increasing throughout the United States because it’s a great way to improve voter turnout, reduce election costs, and maintain security.

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June 20, 2026

Conservation / Economy / Energy / Issues / Medicare/Medicaid / National / State / Vote

Progressive Views: What Our Democratic Candidates Stand For

With the primary runoff complete, we now have our full slate of Democratic candidates for the November mid-term election. It’s a strong slate, filled with candidates with rich and varied backgrounds and a passion to work to improve the lives of all Texans.

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June 6, 2026

Gerrymandering / Issues / National / State

Progressive Views: Racism Returns with Out-of-Control Gerrymandering

Partisan and racial gerrymandering are major contributors to the current polarization in our nation. This polarization has led to a dysfunctional government dominated by extreme views. Moderate conservative and moderate progressive voters are often left out of the discussion, letting extreme views dominate.

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May 23, 2026

Abuse of Power / Disinformation / Issues / State / Vote

Progressive Views: Dysfunction at the Top

Under Jane Nelson's leadership, the TxSoS Elections Division, previously a very efficient and responsive agency, has become much more difficult to work with. Issues run from inaccurate and late voter file updates and voter history files to not sending out voter registration cards. It’s clear that our Republican leadership wants the Texas election system to fail. It’s long past time to elect statewide leadership that works in the interests of voters, not against them. Time to elect Democratic leadership.

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May 9, 2026