Author: Laura Bray – Democratic Party of Kendall County, Texas

Progressive Views: The Insidious Project 2025

Project 2025 (P25) is the published plan for an “ideal” America if a conservative wins the 2024 presidential election; they call it the “Mandate for Leadership: The Conservative Project.” P25 is spearheaded by the Heritage Foundation and is supported by more than 80 organizations. You need to be aware of P25 because it’s a plan for how the next Republican administration plans to gut our federal institutions and remake the nation into an authoritarian state. To read more about Project 2025 and other important Democratic issues, visit our Talking Points documents on our website at www.kcdems.us.

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July 22, 2024

Press Release: Laura Bray Elected as a Delegate to Democratic National Convention

County Chair Laura Bray

Inspiration / Party

Press Release: Laura Bray Elected as a Delegate to Democratic National Convention

County Chair Laura Bray Kendall County Democratic Party Chair Laura Bray Elected as a Delegate to Democratic National Convention At the Texas Democratic Convention on June 7, Kendall County Democratic…

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July 5, 2024

Issues / Local / School Vouchers / State

Progressive Views: Just Say “No” (Again) to School Vouchers

Gov. Greg Abbott is boasting that he now has the votes to pass his “school choice” voucher program during next year’s session of the Texas Legislature. He’s confident because during the recent primary he ran a successful “revenge campaign” against incumbents from his own party who helped defeat vouchers during the last legislative session. This, despite consistent polling that shows a majority of Texans do not support vouchers. Democratic legislators will be our only line of defense to defeat them once again.

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July 1, 2024

Energy / ERCOT / Issues / National

Progressive Views: Cryptocurrency: A Scam that’s Costing Us All

Cryptocurrency mining companies can make more money from shutting down their power-hungry server farms, earning a payment from ERCOT (the entity that manages the Texas power supply), than they can make from generating actual crypto. Crypto mining is a scam enabling some private companies to make cartloads of money off the backs of Texas ratepayers and it is wrong.

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May 27, 2024

Action / Issues / Kendall County / Party

Progressive Views: Getting to Work

This is the most important election in our lives. Our very democracy is at stake, and here in Texas, our leaders are racing each other further and further to the right. We must make sure every voter knows the stakes. So we’ll need everyone on board to help in one way or another. We are all those those thoughtful, committed individuals, and together, we can change things here in Kendall, in Texas, and nationally. We just need your help to do it!

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April 14, 2024

Issues / Kendall County / National / Vote

Progressive Views: One More Chance to Vote, then the Democratic Convention

The early voting period for the 2024 Primary Election closed on Friday. If you didn’t vote early or send in your ballot by mail, you have one more chance to vote on Tuesday, March 5. Polls will be open from 7am-7pm. Kendall voters may vote at any of the eleven Voting Centers. You can find a list of polling locations on the website of the Kendall County Elections Office (KCEO). We need all local Democrats to vote in the Democratic Primary, so we can field the strongest slate of candidates for the November General Election. For more information on our activities, call our office at 830-331-1243 or visit www.kcdems.us.

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March 3, 2024

Issues / Kendall County / National / Vote

Progressive Views: Coming Soon: the March Primary Election

Author relates excellence of the staff at the Kendall County Elections Office and how residents can rest assured their vote will be recorded and counted accurately, then discusses the candidates to be voted on in the March 2024 primary. Article also describes Texas' open primary. Early voting begins February 20 and runs through March 1. Early voting is held at the KCEO office on Fawn Valley. Election Day is Tuesday, March 5.

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December 17, 2023

Issues / Kendall County / National / Water

Progressive Views: What is One Water?

Kendall County has been in the grip (and still is) of an Exceptional Drought—the highest level. Several local initiatives provide information on water in all its forms. The Texas Legislature has made it nearly impossible for counties to regulate development in unincorporated areas of the county. Pressure must be put on state reps to give cities and counties ore authority to regulate development, not less.

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November 6, 2023

Issues / Local / State

Progressive Views: Say “No” to School Vouchers Again

School vouchers will divert your tax money into private schools and subsidize wealthier people sending their kids to elitist schools. The governor’s school voucher plan defunds public schools, funds private and religious schools, funnels dollars away from struggling schools, and widens the education inequality gap.

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October 9, 2023

ERCOT / Issues

Progressive Views: The Grid Ain’t Fixed

The record-setting temperatures this summer stressed the grid nearly to the breaking point several times. ERCOT, the agency responsible for operating the power grid, issued several “conservation alerts” over the past three months, with one episode of “emergency operations” that warned of possible rolling blackouts. Fortunately, the grid remained operational and no blackouts were needed, but it was a close run thing.

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September 24, 2023