David Sirota, author of Hostile Takeover : How Big Money and Corruption Conquered Our Government--and How We Take It Back, will be the keynote speaker for the annual meeting of the Progressive Populist Caucus. We hope you will join us in Austin on April 22, 2006.  The day before, David will be doing a book signing event that will be the very first stop on his national tour for his new book, “Hostile Takeover.”

Speaker:  Rob Boston, AU's Assistant Director of Communications and the author of "Close Encounters With the Religious Right: Journeys into the Twilight Zone of Religion & Politics", "Why the Religious Right is Wrong: About Separation of Church & State" and "The Most Dangerous Man in America: Pat Robertson and the Rise of the Christian Coalition" 

The Houston Social Forum is:

• a regional event that addresses local as well as global issues
• comprised of diverse groups building from common values
• nongovernmental and non-partian
• supportive of true participatory democracy
• nonviolent resistance to the world's injustice
• working toward mechanisms that value people over profit

It will be held the last weekend in April, over two full days, where individuals and groups come together to meet, to network, to discuss issues, to inform each other, and to build community.

The Houston Social Forum is:

• a regional event that addresses local as well as global issues
• comprised of diverse groups building from common values
• nongovernmental and non-partian
• supportive of true participatory democracy
• nonviolent resistance to the world's injustice
• working toward mechanisms that value people over profit

It will be held the last weekend in April, over two full days, where individuals and groups come together to meet, to network, to discuss issues, to inform each other, and to build community.

Resulting from a Resolution passed at the PPC Steering Committee meeting in January 2006, the TDP will begin offering hearings around the State in April and May allowing Democrats in each region to give public testimony as to what planks they would like to see in the Party Platform. This resolution was endorsed by the Party Chair Soechting, the Grassroots Committee of the SDEC, and Party Chair Candidate Boyd Ritchie and is meant to encourage more citizen participation and also increase the visibility of the platform writing process for the TDP. Party officials are organizing the logistics.

Testimony will be welcomed from any Democrat who has participated in the the most recent Primary election; others are welcome to attend and observe. Other town hall meetings will be provided throughout the state. Please check the TDP web site at www.txdemocrats.org in mid April as more local hearing details are provided.

Meeting Format 

Please join us for a fundraiser for Dot Nelson-Turnier, candidate for State Representative in District 150. She is running against Republican incumbent, Debbie Riddle.

Resulting from a Resolution passed at the PPC Steering Committee meeting in January 2006, the TDP will begin offering hearings around the State in April and May allowing Democrats in each region to give public testimony as to what planks they would like to see in the Party Platform. This resolution was endorsed by the Party Chair Soechting, the Grassroots Committee of the SDEC, and Party Chair Candidate Boyd Ritchie and is meant to encourage more citizen participation and also increase the visibility of the platform writing process for the TDP. Party officials are organizing the logistics.

Resulting from a Resolution passed at the PPC Steering Committee meeting in January 2006, the TDP will begin offering hearings around the State in April and May allowing Democrats in each region to give public testimony as to what planks they would like to see in the Party Platform. This resolution was endorsed by the Party Chair Soechting, the Grassroots Committee of the SDEC, and Party Chair Candidate Boyd Ritchie and is meant to encourage more citizen participation and also increase the visibility of the platform writing process for the TDP. Party officials are organizing the logistics.

The Baumbach Campaign for County Commissioner invites you and your family to join Bill Baumbach,Democrat for Collin County Commissioner,for an evening of bowling, fun, games and politics.