Precinct 224 Democrats

A Democratic precinct organization in Harris County, Texas

"Democracy works for the people only if people work for Democracy."

- Billie Carr

News

President Obama sings Al Green's, Let's Stay Together

In Texas, Rick Perry Still Holds The Reins: Fears that a national defeat reflects poorly on state politics (NY Times)

Sen. Ellis: Texas unable to prove voter I.D. law won't discriminate. The Justice Department needs to “turn the state of Texas down because either the state knew that the Voter ID restrictions would have a negative impact on minority voters – or, they didn’t care,” Sen. Rodney Ellis said (Houston Chronicle). Read more.

The Supreme Court on Friday threw out electoral maps drawn by federal judges in Texas that favored minorities. The unsigned opinion left the fate of Texas' April primaries unclear. Read more.

The 2012 Texas Democratic Primary has been moved from March 6 to April 3, 2012.

Many thanks to the dedicated individuals who worked tirelessly at the polling place for the 2011 general and run-off elections. You're awesome!