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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 23, 20242 min read
Don’t forget: Ted Cruz fights against improved health care for Americans
As we mark the 14th anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, which lowered costs and allowed 3.5 million Texans to have affordable...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 22, 20241 min read
Prelude to NY fraud trial looks bleak for orange man
The latest rulings in his New York fraud trial could not have gone worse for Trump, writes Jennifer Rubin of the Washington Post. Judge...
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jjcarney100team
Mar 22, 20241 min read
History repeating itself!
One hundred and seventy years ago ”…the United States saw a similar juxtaposition, with elite southern enslavers heightening their...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 21, 20242 min read
Anti-choice crowd are prisoners of their own contradictions
By Mike Killalea, NSD president The anti-choice right wing has become prisoners of their own contradictions. By declaring frozen embryos...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Two volunteers signed up to chair precincts in the North Shore area
Jim Gallagher stepped up to chair Precinct 395, which mainly covers Jonestown, and NSD Treasurer Joan Carney signed on to head up...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 19, 20243 min read
North Shore primary voter turnout percent exceeded that of Travis County as a whole
By Jack Alford, NSD vice president In case you’re curious about how the March 5 primary elections turned out, and haven’t had the time to...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 19, 20243 min read
Primaries are over: The rubber is meeting the road in this BOAT election year
by Mike Killalea, NSD president In this historic year we will experience our BOAT election — Biggest of All Time. Folks, this is where...
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Joan Carney
Mar 19, 20241 min read
Two Presidential Candidates on Social Security
Former PresidentTrump He has consistently said that he would not make any cuts to Social Security and Medicare benefits. Instead he would...
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jjcarney100team
Mar 18, 20241 min read
Stop Republican takeover of Travis County Appraisals District Board on May 4th!
Vote in the May Local Election for the well-qualified Democrats running against Republican opponents for three new seats on the District...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 17, 20241 min read
Pence, first VP in more than 80 years to run against old boss, proves he has more guts than Cruz
Donald Trump’s Vice President refusing to endorse him is a big deal, and overly cynical Democrats like myself shouldn't dismiss it...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 17, 20243 min read
Mourning the passing of our dear friend, The Rev Charles Abram Sumners III
With a somber heart, we announce the passing of one of the world's finest men, Rev Charles Sumners III. His wife, Robin, his brothers,...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 17, 20241 min read
'Strongman' rule a fantasy that will only abuse the citizens
Sick of political bickering, and think a “strongman” or “dictator” would be an improvement? Take a Big Think about that again! Historian...
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jjcarney100team
Mar 14, 20242 min read
Libertarian Cato Inst. study highlights failures of hollow Trump wall -- '$15 billion boondoggle'
By Herb Krasner and Joan Carney, NSD treasurer A new study by the Libertarian Cato Institute details the ease with which migrants can...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 8, 20242 min read
GOP’s Katie Britt: Up by her bootstraps from white privilege to even whiter privilege
By Mike Killalea, NSD president To hear Katie Britt recount it, she pulled herself up by her bootstraps from middle-class white kid to...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Democrats have a great story to tell for 2024
By Mike Killalea, NSD president Democrats have a terrific story to tell this election year. President Biden and his team continue to...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 1, 20241 min read
HD-19 candidate Dwain Handley sports new signs in LV, Jonestown
Texas state Rep candidate Dwain Handley sports two well-placed signs in Jonestown and Lago Vista. One is at the intersection of Lohman...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 1, 20242 min read
Vikki Goodwin emerging as leader of state Democrats
Texas state Rep Vikki Goodwin, HD47, continues to emerge as an impressive leader of state Democrats. “At a Vikki Goodwin event, you not...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 1, 20241 min read
Dem hero Wendy Davis to speak on 3/19, and we’re invited!
Texas Dem hero Wendy Davis will speak at the Tuesday, March 19, meeting of the Lake Travis Democrats, and all North Shore Dems are...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Mar 1, 20241 min read
NSD volunteers pick up the pace to Get Out The Vote
North Shore Democrats stepped up to Get Out The Vote ahead of the March 5 primary. Twenty-six volunteers signed up for the Primary GOTV...
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North Shore Democrats of Travis County
Feb 20, 20241 min read
Videos available from presentations Democratic candidates spoke at Feb 17 Meet & Greet
Great candidates addressed the North Shore Democrats on Feb 17. Clockwise from top left: Judge Edward Smith, Keith McPhail, Dwain...
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