Ground Games Texas · [email protected]

July 29, 2022 at 11:30 AM

Can’t stop, won’t stop.

We have some ~big~ news we wanted to share with you first, team. In less than 24 hours Ground Game Texas had FOUR huge wins across Texas that will make a huge difference this November: 👉 #1 – In Killeen, our marijuana decriminalization initiative was put on the ballot 👉 #2 - In Harker Heights…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 28, 2022 at 3:03 PM

HUGE news for Beto O’Rourke and Texas

Team, We just got news that our ballot initiatives to decriminalize marijuana in Killeen and Harker Heights are officially on the ballot this November. This is HUGE news in the race to defeat Greg Abbott. Here’s why we’re so excited by these wins: Harker Heights and Killeen are diverse and q…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

July 26, 2022 at 5:10 PM

RE: We can register 300K voters with your help.

We’ve identified 311,181 unregistered voters in our 10 cities. You can help us register them. Hey friend, I wanted to make sure you saw our email on our voter registration program. Ground Game Texas has launched a statewide voter registration program that has identified more than 300,000 voter…

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  Catina Voellinger · [email protected]

July 25, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Wish Julie a Happy 50th Birthday!

I have a favor to ask, friend. Today is our Executive Director, Julie Oliver’s, 50th birthday! Can you help us wish her a Happy Birthday? Julie is a dedicated Texan, a fantastic boss, and an even better person. Julie helped build Ground Game Texas to become the powerhouse organization it is t…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 22, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Registering voters = flipping Texas

Voter registration is the key to flipping Texas, team! Texas ranks near the bottom in the percentage of eligible voters who are registered to vote AND has one of the lowest participation rates in the nation. But experts believe that if Texas boosted its voter registration, the state could be …

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  Mike Siegel · [email protected]

July 20, 2022 at 6:53 PM

Big news to share...

We have some big news we wanted you to hear first. Big news, team! Last night the Denton City Council moved to place our petition to decriminalize marijuana on the ballot in November. That means voters in Denton will soon be able to eliminate arrests for low-level marijuana offenses. With this…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 18, 2022 at 7:39 PM

Greg Abbott is in BIG trouble

New polling and fundraising shows we can unseat Abbott with the right push. Something big is happening in Texas, team! In the last week we got news that: 1) Beto O’Rourke only trails Greg Abbott by FIVE points in the latest poll in the race for governor 2) Beto OUTRAISED Abbott for the first t…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 15, 2022 at 7:34 PM

27K registrations could make the difference

Voter registration is the key to flipping Texas, friend. Here’s an important stat: in 2020, Democrats missed taking the majority in the Texas state house by just over 22,000 votes. If we had turned more voters out, Democrats would have won the majority and blocked the Republican voter suppres…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 13, 2022 at 6:57 PM

We have to FIGHT for our democracy

Team, The details from the January 6th hearings grow more damning and worrisome every day. With each presentation by the Committee, we learn of a systemic plot to assemble a violent mob, overturn the election and install Donald Trump as leader supreme. At Ground Game Texas we know that we hav…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 11, 2022 at 9:36 PM

Unseat Abbott, fix our broken power grid

Texas’s power grid is still broken, friend. Once again Texans are facing the risk of our power grid failing and the electricity turning off— this time with temperatures reaching 113 degrees in parts of the state.  Back in May ERCOT, the state’s electricity regulator, said they were confident …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 7, 2022 at 6:09 PM

How does your energy bill look?

Has your electric bill skyrocketed, friend? The Texas Tribune is reporting that Texans are paying an average of $45 more per month on energy bills this year, with many families paying at least 50% more than they did last year! Greg Abbott has neglected our state’s broken power grid and handed…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 5, 2022 at 11:07 PM

We can help Beto beat Abbott

We can unseat Greg Abbott with the right push, team! Polls continue to show Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke in a tight race for governor of Texas. Every day more voters are fed up with Abbott’s failed leadership on everything from the broken power grid, to mass shootings, to climate disasters t…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

July 1, 2022 at 2:01 PM

The rogue Supreme Court

We need a grassroots movement to defeat the extremists on the Supreme Court. Team, In the last few weeks, the Republican-stacked Supreme Court has overturned Roe, struck down regulations on guns, gutted Miranda rights, and ended the EPA’s regulations of greenhouse gasses. This extremist, runaw…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 27, 2022 at 8:00 PM

Fighting for abortion rights in Texas

Friend, As you’ve likely seen, last week the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade. An unelected, unrepresentative, and unbalanced Court stacked with far-right justices has taken a sledge hammer to 50 years of legal precedence protecting abortion rights.  Texas is no stranger to reproductive …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 21, 2022 at 7:58 PM

The Texas GOP

Did you see this, team? This weekend the Texas Republicans held their annual convention and outlined their party’s platform heading into the midterms. But instead of resolving to fix our state’s broken power grid or end the war on drugs in our state, here’s what they did: Formally rejected P…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 16, 2022 at 5:14 PM

Greg Abbott is in BIG trouble.

Greg Abbott is in trouble, team! A new poll puts Beto O’Rourke within FIVE percentage points of Greg Abbott in the race for Texas governor. Just six months ago the same poll had Abbott up 15 points, but every day more voters are becoming sick and tired of his failed leadership. Ground Game Te…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 13, 2022 at 8:21 PM

HIGH TIMES: Five Texas Cities Consider Legalization

Something is happening in Texas, team! In just a few weeks, Ground Game Texas has collected enough signatures to put marijuana decriminalization on the ballot in FIVE cities across the state. With the help of supporters like you, our organizers have collected thousands of signatures to put th…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

June 10, 2022 at 4:30 PM

We’re EVERYWHERE

Have you seen us in the news lately, friend? In the last few weeks, Ground Game Texas has collected enough signatures to secure ballot initiatives in Killeen, Elgin, Harker Heights, and San Marcos – we’re on a roll! With your help, we’ve been able to reach thousands of voters and help many o…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 9, 2022 at 12:00 PM

Can you believe it’s been one year?

Look at what we’ve achieved together. It’s our birthday, team! Today is the one-year anniversary of the launch of Ground Game Texas! We are so thankful for your support this past year—and we couldn’t be more proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. Here’s a brief snapshot of what we’v…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 6, 2022 at 5:00 PM

$10 helps us register 300K Texans

We’ve identified 311,181 unregistered voters in our 10 cities. You can help us register them. Here’s an important stat, team. Texas has the fifth-lowest voter registration rate in the nation. That’s a huge problem when it comes to flipping our state and achieving progressive change. But it’s a…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 4, 2022 at 12:01 PM

Three new victories in Texas!

We’re on a roll, Team! We have some BIG news to share: in the last two weeks alone, we have successfully collected enough signatures to secure ballot initiatives to decriminalize marijuana in Killeen, San Marcos, and Harker Heights! Thanks to supporters like you, our organizers were able to c…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

June 2, 2022 at 7:12 PM

We can beat Greg Abbott...and the NRA

Friend, The community of Uvalde and the state of Texas experienced a tragedy last week with the mass shooting at Robb Elementary school. It’s the kind of tragedy that demands leadership from elected officials.  But instead of showing leadership or acting on the issue of gun violence, Governor…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 28, 2022 at 4:00 PM

This is on Greg Abbott.

Friend, This week another community in Texas experienced a mass shooting that took the lives of 19 children and two school teachers. The Uvalde community is still reeling from this horrific tragedy and wondering if their elected leaders will do something…anything…to prevent another massacre. …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 24, 2022 at 4:38 PM

Here’s how we’re flipping Texas...

Hey friend, Progressive policies are popular policies. Legalizing marijuana, a $15 minimum wage, tackling climate change—these issues mobilize Democrats, inspire new voters to get involved, and even bring independents out to support progressive candidates.  That’s how we flip Texas and elect …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 19, 2022 at 1:00 PM

Wanna beat Greg Abbott? Here’s how.

We can beat Greg Abbott, friend. A brand new poll shows Greg Abbott has a BIG vulnerability against Beto O’Rourke: legalizing marijuana. 83% of voters—including 85% of Independents and 74% of Republicans— support legalizing marijuana. But Greg Abbott is STILL blocking legalization in Texas. T…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 17, 2022 at 8:02 PM

We’re making BIG moves

Hey team, After the success of our campaign in Austin last week, we wanted to give you a quick update on our campaigns across Texas.  But first, we couldn’t do what we do without an army of organizers and volunteers fighting for progressive change in communities across Texas. Can you chip in …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 11, 2022 at 3:12 PM

We proved the haters wrong.

Team, From day one, Ground Game Texas’s theory of change has been simple: change comes from the ground up. When we put popular, progressive policies in front of voters we can bring new voters into the fold and electrify turnout. Well…this week we proved that. Take a look: Austin voters pass…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 9, 2022 at 12:30 PM

You did it!

We passed our ballot initiative in Austin! Did you see the big news, team?! On Saturday, voters in Austin passed Ground Game Texas’s ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock police raids by 85% of the vote! We owe this victory to you, friend. Thanks to you, Austin resident…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 6, 2022 at 8:09 PM

TOMORROW is Election Day in Austin!

Ground Game Texas’s Proposition A is on the ballot in Austin tomorrow! Can you believe it, friend? TOMORROW is Election Day in Austin. This is our chance to pass Ground Game Texas’s ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock police raids. We couldn’t have gotten here without…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

May 3, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Roe v. Wade

Help ensure Texans get the abortion care they need right now. Friend, Today is a dark day in our nation’s history as we learn from a leaked draft decision that the Supreme Court will soon strike down Roe v. Wade. We will have lots more to say in the days and weeks ahead—but right now, Texans n…

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  Mike and Julie · [email protected]

April 29, 2022 at 5:38 PM

Look at what we’ve done together

Team, we’re so proud of everything we’ve been able to achieve together. With your help, Ground Game Texas has launched NINE ballot campaigns in cities across Texas—registering and mobilizing thousands of voters behind popular progressive policies. Take a look for yourself! Together, we’re de…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

April 27, 2022 at 2:59 PM

Did you see the big news? 👀

We’re *this* close to decriminalizing marijuana and banning no-knock police raids We've got some big news, team! Our ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock police raids in Austin (Proposition A) has now been endorsed by the Austin Chronicle AND the Austin-American States…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

April 25, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Early voting starts TODAY!

Help us decriminalize marijuana and reform policing in Austin! This is it, team! TODAY is the first day of early voting in Austin for Ground Game Texas’s ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock police raids by Austin police! (Find polling information below!) We’re so than…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

April 23, 2022 at 5:16 PM

Can we count on you on Monday?

Monday is the big day, team! Monday, April 25th is the first day of early voting in Austin for Ground Game Texas’s ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock raids by Austin police! Early voting runs from April 25th until May 3rd—and Election Day is on May 7th! Our organize…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

April 21, 2022 at 7:31 PM

Help us ban no-knock raids in Austin

Team, Did you know that since 2015, twenty-two people were fatally shot during no-knock raids—60% of whom were Black or Hispanic? That’s just one of the appalling statistics we learned this week in a new Washington Post study on no-knock police raids. Ground Game Texas wants to put an end to …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

April 20, 2022 at 1:31 PM

A great way to celebrate 4/20

Help us decriminalize marijuana in Austin in May Happy 4/20, team! We’ve got some exciting news to share with you on this holiday: in just a few days on April 25th, Austin voters will begin voting on Ground Game Texas’s ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana in Austin.  Election Day is o…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

April 14, 2022 at 9:50 PM

The consequences could be dire.

Team,  Last week, the United Nations put out a report that warned the world that if we don’t act swiftly to address the climate crisis, there could be devastating consequences for humankind. The report concluded what so many people already know: we must transition to clean, renewable energies…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

April 12, 2022 at 1:30 PM

Dan Patrick’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill in Texas

Friend, did you see what Dan Patrick said last week? Last week Lt. Governor Dan Patrick told reporters he will push to pass “Don’t Say Gay” legislation in Texas, following the lead of Florida’s Governor Ron DeSantis. This legislation would prohibit any mention of sexual orientation or gender …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 31, 2022 at 10:24 PM

Tell Biden: it’s time to legalize weed

Team, did you know that 91% of Americans support legalizing marijuana? Across nearly every demographic—white, Black, young, old, Democrat, Republican—a majority of people support legalizing marijuana for both medical and recreational purposes. In fact, only 8% of Americans think cannabis shou…

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  Julie and Mike · [email protected]

March 28, 2022 at 5:56 PM

Did you see the news?

We’ve got some big news to share, friend. Ground Game Texas was just named one of the “Best of Austin 2022” by Austin Monthly magazine! Less than a year after we launched Ground Game Texas, we’re so proud to be listed as one of the top organizations fighting for progressive change in Texas. A…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 24, 2022 at 1:30 PM

We can decriminalize weed and end no-knock warrants

Friend, In just a few weeks, voters in Austin will head to the polls to consider Ground Game Texas’s ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana and ban no-knock warrants in Austin. That’s a BIG deal. But this ballot initiative election could be close—so we need your help to make sure it pas…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 22, 2022 at 4:24 PM

Greg Abbott’s disgraceful deployment

Friend, For more than a year, thousands of Texas National Guardsmen have been deployed to the southern border for a political stunt orchestrated by Greg Abbott. Guardsmen have complained about terrible sleeping conditions, delayed pay, and lack of a clear objective in their mission. Even wors…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 20, 2022 at 7:46 PM

We can end the War on Drugs in Texas

Friend, The Kentucky House of Representatives just passed a bill to legalize medical marijuana—which means they may soon become the 38th state in the nation to legalize medical weed. Unfortunately in Texas, Republicans are still blocking the legalization of marijuana, including medical mariju…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

March 16, 2022 at 6:11 PM

Here’s how we fight voter suppression

More than 18,000 Texas were disenfranchised in the March election. The Republican voter suppression law in Texas is working as intended, friend. It’s now reported that more than 18,000 Texas voters in just 16 counties were disenfranchised in the March primary election due to provisions in SB1.…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 14, 2022 at 5:38 PM

One voter at a time

Friend, At Ground Game Texas we know that we can only build a progressive Texas from the ground up. That’s why in just a few months we’ve launched local grassroots campaigns across Texas to meet voters at their doors, register them to vote, and mobilize them behind popular policies.  Thanks t…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 12, 2022 at 6:41 PM

No blank checks for Big Oil

Friend, Russia’s horrific invasion of Ukraine has spiked gas prices across the globe. More than ever, Americans are alarmed about our nation’s dependence on fossil fuels and foreign dictators. But instead of investing in clean energy that would help us tackle the climate crisis, Republicans l…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 8, 2022 at 8:58 PM

Help us fight back.

“Republicans’ turnout swamped Democrats.”  That’s how the New York Times described last Tuesday’s election results in the 2022 Texas primaries. And it’s true: nearly 800,000 more Republicans than Democrats voted for a candidate for governor—a larger gap than the one in 2018.  Friend, we need …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 4, 2022 at 8:53 PM

Progressive Texans are having a moment.

“Progressive Texas Democrats are having a moment,” friend. That’s what headlines are saying across Texas after Tuesday night’s primary election. Progressive candidates won big victories in major races and turnout was much higher than expected—which is a testament to the power of organizing ye…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

March 2, 2022 at 7:59 PM

November here we come.

Primaries are over. Now we win in November. It’s official, friend. After yesterday’s primaries, we’ve officially entered the general election for the 2022 midterms. That means the race to defeat Greg Abbott and flip Texas starts TODAY. Ground Game Texas is engaging thousands of voters, helping…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

February 28, 2022 at 7:08 PM

Abbott has to go.

Friend, Tomorrow is Election Day in Texas! This is our chance to pick our nominees ahead of the November midterms—one of the most important elections in history. Ground Game Texas is working to register thousands of voters and mobilize them ahead of the 2022 midterms. We’re expanding the elec…

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