WHEREAS the Democratic Party is one of just two Political Parties Nominating By Primary Election (Title 10, Subtitle B, Texas Election Code) in Texas; ...

WHEREAS it exercises inherent powers (Title 10, Section 161.001); ...

This resolution directs the Party to obtain read and write access to the Texas Secretary of State’s Texas Administration Management System (TEAM) and for the Texas Democratic Party to appoint an SDEC Data Security Board to draft policies to protect voter personal data.

What Is the TEAM System?

The Progressive Populist Caucus Recommends An Openly Transparent Use Of The Chair’s Platform Advisory Committee

WHEREAS: The Texas Democratic Party wishes to maximize participation from the grassroots in the creation of its State Party Platform;

WHEREAS:  The Party is committed to open and transparent conduct of its business;

WHEREAS:  The grassroots people of the Party have expressed a need for increased participation in the affairs and policy positions of their State  Party and have many laudable ideas which have not previously had a venue to be expressed and State Party leadership has expressed the need for increased grassroots participation;

BE IT THEREFORE RESOLVED:  that the Texas Democratic Party will deploy a gender, ethnic, lifestyle and geographically diverse group comprising the Chair’s Platform Advisory Committee to the primary task of each creating a regional hearing or “town hall meeting” to be convened prior to the commencement of SD/County conventions, or in conjunction with those conventions in locations accessible to West, Panhandle, South, Central, North, Northeast and Southwest/Gulf Coast Texas Democrats,

AND BE IT RESOLVED that these Committee members will collaborate with elected SDEC members in selecting date, time, location, venue for “testimony” and publication of meeting notices through local and State Party channels and the local media to maximize participation by Texas Democrats,

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these Committee members will prepare a succinctly written report summarizing in bullet-point form the ideas on Platform content on public policy issues for the Chair to provide to the elected State Convention Platform Committee for consideration in inclusion in and/or amendment to the existing duly constituted State Platform.

Pledge of Solidarity to PPC
By Stan - Date: 2003-06-16 21:10:37

For the Record, this pledge of solidarity to the PPC and the Democratic Party of Texas was passed on 2/25/2003 by the Steering Committee of the Progressive Populist Caucus.

PPC Anti-War Resolution February 24, 2003
By Stan - Date: 2003-02-24 10:22:02

This Anti-War Resolution was passed by the Progressive Populist Caucus Steering Committee. We urge members to distribute far and wide.

Follow Up and Background on the Resolution sent to the State Party
By Stan - Date: 2002-12-02 16:36:32

As the Chair of the Progressive Populist Caucus, I would like to provide you further background behind the issuing of the Resolution on November 29, calling for the State Chair's resignation.

Resolution Passed By Steering Committee November 23, 2002 On Party Leadership
By Stan - Date: 2002-11-27 09:21:30

Resolution

WHEREAS, The Democratic Party of Texas, under the leadership of its present Chair, Molly Beth Malcolm, and her advisors and consultants, suffered its worst defeat in recent memory in the November 5th election; and