All of us at Progress Texas are packing gear for this week's Texas Democratic Convention in Corpus Christi, which is promising to be a terrific time amidst a highly encouraging year for progressive folks across Texas! At convention, thousands of delegates will vote on the Party’s platform, rules, and executive officers. Not every organization offers endorsements during election season, but at Progress Texas when our board of directors identifies exemplary credentials and capability among candidates who share our bold progressive values, we amplify those who should win.

Texas Democratic Party Chair Kendall Scudder shares our bold progressive values. Democratic delegates have a massive opportunity to stay the course with Scudder, who has worked to unify the party’s highly diverse spectrum of experiences, expertise and ideas, and to energize grassroots organizers across the state to activate the base, as well as prized independent voters. Scudder has expanded the TDP’s fundraising, reach, and candidate resources in ways unseen for three decades.

The optimism, clarity, and righteous call to unity, given a successful weekend in Corpus Christi for the Dems, will stand in sharp contrast to the systemic fractures of the ruling Texas Republican Party convention in Houston a couple of weekends back. Texas Democrats should not change leadership months out from the most important election of our lives. The stakes cannot be overstated. Delegates should vote for Kendall Scudder for Texas Democratic Party Chair.

We're proud to welcome back Chair Kendall Scudder to the pod for a quick preview of what to expect at the nation’s largest Democratic convention! Progress Texas is the official media partner of the convention this year - stay tuned for loads of updates on the proceedings.

Learn more about the 2026 Texas Democratic Convention at ⁠https://www.texasdemocraticconvention.com/⁠.

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