Friend, voter suppression isn't some extinct practice from the Jim Crow South – it's Texas Republicans' current strategy to remain in power.

It's not by chance that 10 million Texans didn't vote in our last election. The Texas GOP has strategically rolled back our fundamental voting rights so that the only ones with a vote are the ones who will keep them in office.

Anti-voting Republicans like Ted Cruz have corrupted our democracy for too long. Will you chip in now to power Colin's campaign to reach every voter, defeat Cruz, and secure every Texan's right to vote?

Colin has spent his career defending your right to cast a ballot. He's a former voting rights lawyer who worked for the Obama administration – and when he saw how bad voter suppression was in Texas, he came back home to do something about it. He overcame tough odds to beat a 22-year GOP opponent and make it to the House, and now, experts agree he's the Democrat that can give Ted Cruz a run for his money.

Our most recent polling shows Colin and Cruz neck and neck. We can win – but with Texas' extreme voting laws, we're going to have to work twice as hard for every vote.

We've got to reach every voter ASAP – and that's why we've set a $100,000 goal so that we have the resources to do it. Friend, will you chip in $5 or more now so that Colin can reach voters in every corner of Texas? If we can reach our $100K goal, we'll have the best chance to defeat Ted Cruz and restore every Texan's right to vote.

– Team Allred