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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 29, 2023 at 3:02 PM

The Legislature passed a “Death Star” bill but we are still fighting

John,  Many of you have heard about some of the awful bills passed in the 2023 Texas Legislative Session. One question we’ve been getting a lot is: “Can Ground Game Texas still do ballot measure campaigns?” The answer is a definite yes. Despite passing numerous laws that negatively impact so …
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  Catina (she/her/ella) · [email protected]
August 22, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Standing Strong: A Victory for Edinburg’s Workers

John,  Today, I'd like to share a recent achievement: in collaboration with La Union del Pueblo Entero (LUPE), we successfully gathered signatures for a living wage for city workers in Edinburg!  Unfortunately, the city rejected our petition due to the residency of our signature collectors, a…
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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 18, 2023 at 3:01 PM

Climate change is a political problem we can solve

John,  The city of Austin has had temperatures over 100 degrees for 40 days in a row. Across Texas, fires are burning, rivers are drying, crops are dying, and precious wildlife are becoming extinct.  Climate change is here, and it’s time to take decisive action. That’s why Ground Game Texas i…
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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
August 10, 2023 at 6:05 PM

Ohio victory shows what’s possible in Texas

John,  There was a huge election in Ohio on Tuesday — and the result is great news for several reasons. Ohio voters have been working to enshrine the right to abortion in the state constitution ever since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Earlier this year, community groups submitted 700,000 petiti…
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  Julie Oliver [via Ground Game PAC] · [email protected]
August 9, 2023 at 7:51 PM

How to dump Cruz? Register 1000s more

John, The U.S. Senate race is heating up in Texas. Two great Democrats have put their names in to challenge Ted Cruz. They have so much to talk about — Cruz undermining democracy, failing on gun reform, refusing to represent working people and more. But before we can beat Cruz we need a strat…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
August 4, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Mobilizing Future Texans: Youth Voter Turnout

John,  We’re thrilled to share with you a bright beacon of hope: Ground Game’s efforts have resulted in a significant increase in youth voter turnout across several Texas cities.  Our strategy of engaging youth through issues that directly impact them has led to impressive numbers among our y…
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  Catina Voellinger · [email protected]
August 1, 2023 at 6:21 PM

And the survey says... Unleashing Texas Turnout! 🗳️

John,  Your voice is crucial to our mission of fighting for democracy and social justice in our diverse state. We recently conducted a survey to gauge the priorities of our supporters, and the response was clear: you want us to focus on increasing voter turnout in Texas. And that is precisely…
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  Ground Game Field Team · [email protected]
July 25, 2023 at 3:28 PM

Registering voters to flip the Texas Legislature

John, When Texas Republicans gerrymandered the legislative map in 2021, their goal was to maintain power for another decade or more. But Ground Game has other plans. We’ve identified four state house races in 2024 that are ripe for flipping. In each of these districts, Joe Biden won at least …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
July 20, 2023 at 9:32 PM

SURVEY: What should Ground Game invest in?

Dear John, Ground Game Texas is committed to long-term, progressive political change in the state of Texas. As we ramp up for a big 2024 election cycle, we’d like to know what results are most important to you. Please complete this very quick survey to give us your opinion. WHAT IS MOST IMPOR…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
July 18, 2023 at 9:20 PM

Key turnout boost for Black Texans

John,  As you know, voter turnout is a huge problem in Texas. Over one-third of eligible voters didn’t vote at all in 2020, and over half didn’t vote in 2022. That’s why Ground Game Texas focuses on engaging voters through popular issues like local marijuana reform — to give people a reason t…
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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
July 13, 2023 at 8:23 PM

Our roadmap to defeat Ted Cruz

John,  You may have heard — Texas Democrats are gearing up to take on Ted Cruz in 2024. In fact, next year’s U.S. Senate race in Texas may be the only opportunity for Democrats to flip a Republican seat anywhere in the nation.  Here at Ground Game, our focus is on how our local organizing cam…
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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
July 11, 2023 at 4:31 PM

Local victories build the pipeline

John, By pairing campaigns for popular issues like marijuana reform with support for grassroots candidates for local office, Ground Game Texas is electing new leaders in cities and counties across the state. This spring, alongside our marijuana reform campaigns in Bell County, we helped elect…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
July 8, 2023 at 5:31 PM

Meet Jane.

Ground Game Texas is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Paid for by Ground Game Texas. Contributions to Ground Game Texas are not tax deductible. This email was sent to [email protected]. Unsubscribe Update My Personal Information PO Box 310, Austin, TX 78767 | info@groundga…
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  Catina Voellinger · [email protected]
July 6, 2023 at 3:02 PM

🤠 Shape Texas' Future

John, Ground Game Texas is at the forefront of transformative change. From pushing for marijuana reform and winning elections in six Texas cities, to adopting a $15 minimum wage in Alton and advancing legislation in additional Rio Grande Valley cities, to amassing 130,000 signatures across th…
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  GroundGameTexas.org · [email protected]
July 1, 2023 at 5:57 PM

A simple recipe to transform Texas

Ground Game Texas is a 501(c)(4) tax-exempt nonprofit organization. Paid for by Ground Game Texas. Contributions to Ground Game Texas are not tax deductible. This email was sent to [email protected]. Unsubscribe Update My Personal Information PO Box 310, Austin, TX 78767 | info@grou…
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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
June 29, 2023 at 5:25 PM

Help us plan key campaigns in 2024

John, Ground Game Texas makes its biggest impact through elections — and right now we are planning for a huge election cycle in 2024. Our goal is to place popular, progressive issues on the ballot in at least six cities, as a way to turn out more Texas voters for everything from city and coun…
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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
June 27, 2023 at 2:31 PM

We have data to add 15,000 new voters

John, Ground Game Texas has run 12 campaigns in cities across Texas, on progressive issues like marijuana reform and a Living Wage. In the process we’ve collected over 130,000 signatures from Texans!  Our petition signers are people who care about progressive policy, but some of them are not …
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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
June 21, 2023 at 11:00 AM

🌟 New COO: Promoted from Within! 🚀

John, We are absolutely thrilled to share with you some exciting news about our organization's leadership. Our very own Catina Voellinger has been promoted to the vital role of Chief Operating Officer. She will be taking up a pivotal position in our ranks, supporting us to continue advancing …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
June 15, 2023 at 2:31 PM

Protect the Senate majority: win in Texas

John, 2024 will be an extremely important year in politics. It will determine who wins the White House—but Democrats are also fighting to win back the House AND protect their senate majority. The roadmap to Democrats keeping the Senate will be tough. But here’s an important fact: TEXAS is Dem…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
June 13, 2023 at 2:36 PM

Celebrating Our Success!

John, This WIN is a testament to the power of our shared mission. By actively engaging communities in pressing issues through the ballot initiative, we not only achieve immediate local impact but also pave the way for progressive candidates to be elected. The recent triumph in Harker Heights …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
June 8, 2023 at 4:29 PM

The New York Times just reported

Team, Texas Republicans are engaging in an all-out assault on communities’ ability to govern themselves. A new New York Times editorial board piece out this week details how Greg Abbott and his allies are trying to prevent cities from passing their own regulations—blocking regulations to do t…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
June 6, 2023 at 11:32 AM

It’s almost Election Day in Texas!

We’re coming down to the wire, team. In case you missed it, this Saturday is Election Day in Texas—and we’ve got a critical runoff election that we need your help with. We’ve got TWO candidates in runoff races for Harker Heights city council, and this race could be decided by just a couple vo…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
June 2, 2023 at 8:49 PM

Texas won’t get results under Abbott & Paxton

Team, Our statewide leadership under extreme, far-right Republicans like Greg Abbott and Ken Paxton has failed us. They’ve failed to fix our broken power grid.  They’ve failed to increase wages for working families. They’ve failed to address the climate crisis ravaging our state. They’ve fail…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 9:12 PM

Adiós, Ken Paxton

Team, This week Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton was impeached by the Texas House, immediately expelling him from office while his trial begins. This has been a long time coming. Ken Paxton is one of the most extreme, far-right Republicans in Texas—and he’s finally facing some accountab…
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  Catina V · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 11:47 PM

We can’t ignore young voters

Team, Young voters are the key to flipping Texas. How do we know? Here’s a couple important stats: Texas ranks 2nd in the nation for the number of young voters Texas ranks 3rd in the nation for the number of colleges and universities BUT… Texas has the 3rd LOWEST voter registration rate am…
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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
May 24, 2023 at 1:00 PM

FWD: We’re 7-for-7 on weed

Did you see the email below, friend? Marijuana could be a major key to flipping Texas.  More than 80% of Texans support loosening marijuana laws—but Greg Abbott and his buddies in the legislature have blocked reforms. We’ve launched 7 campaigns to decriminalize marijuana across Texas—and all …
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 4:02 PM

80% success rate

We can’t flip Texas without taking risks, team.  In politics, far too many leaders fail to deliver change because they’re too afraid to take big risks. But Ground Game Texas is different. We were created to deliver progressive change from the ground up, not the top down. That’s why we’ve laun…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 3:03 PM

The Texas legislature is a mess.

The legislative session in Texas has been a disaster, Team.  Instead of tackling gun violence, fixing our broken power grid, or improving working conditions for Texans, the legislature has pushed far-right legislation like: A bill that bans life-saving gender-affirming care for transgender y…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 17, 2023 at 9:06 PM

We’re 7-for-7 on weed

Team, Ground Game Texas is 7-for-7 when it comes to passing marijuana decriminalization initiatives in Texas. From day one, Ground Game knew that ballot initiatives on marijuana would be popular and galvanizing for voters.  That’s why we’ve launched seven marijuana campaigns across Texas. The…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 15, 2023 at 11:02 PM

ONE VOTE

One vote. That’s how many votes we’re currently leading by in our ballot election in Harker Heights, where we pushed to finally decriminalize marijuana. One vote! At Ground Game Texas we’re not afraid to take on tough fights. When we launched the campaign to decriminalize marijuana, we knew i…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 11, 2023 at 12:00 PM

Texas isn’t stuck with Abbott

Flipping Texas has never been more important, team. In the last couple weeks alone, we’ve seen just how urgent it is to get rid of the far-right extremist leadership running our state.  We’ve seen two horrific mass shootings—followed by “thoughts and prayers” instead of action by our lawmake…
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  Julie and Mike · [email protected]
May 8, 2023 at 5:36 PM

A tough weekend in Texas

Team, It was a tough weekend in Texas. Our state is grieving once again after another mass shooting took the lives of nine people in Allen. And in Brownsville, the community is reeling after a man drove through a crowd in front of a migrant shelter, killing eight. These tragedies are a remind…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 4, 2023 at 6:40 PM

The day after tomorrow.

Hi team, Election Day in Texas is the day after Tomorrow, on May 6th—and we just heard from our organizers on-the-ground about how things are looking for our 3 initiatives. Our organizers tell us in all three cities, the race is extremely tight. Whether we’re successful could come down to jus…
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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
May 3, 2023 at 11:30 AM

Greg Abbott is trying to defeat us.

Team, In El Paso we’re working to pass the first-ever “climate charter” that would create jobs, promote renewable energy, and make El Paso a nationwide leader in fighting climate change. BUT we have some pretty powerful and wealthy opponents working to defeat us. We’re already taking on Big O…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
May 1, 2023 at 9:09 PM

Beto’s in. Are you?

Big news, team! Beto O’Rourke just endorsed the El Paso Climate Charter (Prop K)!  In an op-ed in El Paso Matters, former El Paso congressman Beto O’Rourke says El Paso has the chance to “become one of the first cities in Texas to lead on the most significant issue of our time.”  And he’s rig…
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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
April 27, 2023 at 8:29 PM

A mountain of lies

Our opponents will say anything to defeat us, team. Ground Game Texas has three MAJOR ballot initiatives in Texas on the May ballot. And whether it’s our initiative on abortion, marijuana, or climate action, our opponents are spending money to spread misinformation in hopes that we’re defeate…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 26, 2023 at 2:01 PM

Help us keep cops out of health care

Team, Republicans are waging an all-out war on abortion rights in Texas. After banning abortion, they want to criminalize it, putting women and their doctors at risk of being harassed by police or prosecuted in the courts.  That’s why Ground Game Texas is proud to have secured the first abort…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 24, 2023 at 7:24 PM

Taking on Big Oil in Texas

Team, Ground Game Texas has never been afraid of an important fight. That’s why in El Paso we’re taking on some of the biggest companies in the world to deliver climate action. The El Paso Climate Charter is a groundbreaking initiative that would create jobs, boost the economy, promote conser…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 21, 2023 at 7:46 PM

Texas Tribune just reported

The Texas Tribune just reported, team: Ground Game Texas’s Proposition A initiative in San Antonio “represents a critical moment for the long-mounting struggle between deeply conservative state government and heavily Democratic big cities.” Our San Antonio Justice Charter, also known as Propo…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 20, 2023 at 2:49 PM

On the ballot: abortion, climate, weed

Abortion. Climate. Marijuana. We’ve put all three issues on the ballot in Texas for the upcoming May elections, team. This is a HUGE election for our movement. How we perform will show the nation where Texans stand on some of the biggest progressive issues. We’re going to tell you about the t…
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  Catina at Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 18, 2023 at 2:01 PM

All eyes on us.

Hey, team. Abortion rights are under assault in Texas.  Texas’s near-total ban on abortion has left women with few options for safe and legal health care. Texans’ reproductive rights have been criminalized. But we can’t give up.  Texas has a historic legacy when it comes to reproductive right…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 14, 2023 at 8:47 PM

This is a BIG test for Texas

Here’s a crazy number, team: $900,000 That’s what our opponents are spending to defeat Ground Game’s initiative in San Antonio, the FIRST abortion initiative in Texas since Roe was overturned. First they tried to take us to court to block our initiative—and we won. Now they’re spending millio…
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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]
April 12, 2023 at 8:54 PM

Police should stay out of our healthcare...

Politico just reported, team: The Biden administration will issue a new order today barring “health care providers and insurers from turning over information to state officials” seeking to investigate or prosecute someone for getting abortion care. The Biden administration is taking a page o…
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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
April 11, 2023 at 11:00 AM

Help us fight back on abortion in TX

Did you see the news, team? Texas Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk ruled on Friday against the FDA’s approval of abortion medication, halting production on the drug. But immediately after, a Washington State judge ordered the FDA to keep the drug available. So where does that leave the future of abort…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 7, 2023 at 6:16 PM

One. Month. Away.

Team, Did you know that Ground Game Texas has secured the FIRST ballot initiative on abortion in Texas since Roe was overturned? And the election is just one month away! It’s true. In San Antonio, we’ve secured a ballot initiative that would decriminalize abortion—meaning no one would be hara…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 12:05 AM

Donald Trump has been arrested.

Friend, Donald Trump has surrendered to authorities in Manhattan as a criminal defendant facing nearly three dozen felony charges. These are FAR from the only crimes Trump committed while in office. From enriching himself and his family, to trying to overturn an election, to inciting an insur…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
April 3, 2023 at 6:06 PM

Abortion. Climate. Weed.

We can’t believe it’s here already, team. The May elections in Texas are just over a month away. That means it’s time to Get Out The Vote!  Ground Game Texas has secured THREE major ballot initiatives across Texas. We want to tell you a bit about them in just a second.  But first, with Get Ou…
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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]
March 30, 2023 at 2:01 PM

The Texas legislature’s war on LGBT youth.

The Texas legislature keeps getting worse, team. During the last Texas legislative session, Texas republicans passed bills to eliminate abortion rights, gerrymander congressional maps, and suppress the vote. But somehow, they’ve gotten even more extreme. Thousands of protestors are at the Cap…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 28, 2023 at 3:31 PM

We beat Ken Paxton.

We beat Ken Paxton, team. Last month, anti-abortion activists sued to break up Ground Game Texas’s Justice Charter, a groundbreaking initiative that would, among other policies, decriminalize abortion in San Antonio—the first initiative of its kind in Texas since Roe was overturned. Despite t…
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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]
March 23, 2023 at 8:11 PM

$1.8 MILLION

$1,800,000. That’s the minimum amount that our opponents pledged to spend to defeat our groundbreaking Justice Charter in San Antonio, team. First the radical anti-abortion activists sued us in the Texas Supreme Court with the help of Attorney General Ken Paxton. We won. Now the police union …
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