Mike Siegel · [email protected]

September 6, 2022 at 6:37 PM

We’re fighting for WORKERS

Friend, As a former teachers’ union organizer, and as the son of a Caterpillar factory machinist who walked the picket line when I was a baby, I know the power of organized labor in this country.  The labor movement built the middle class, delivered universal workplace protections and benefit…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

September 2, 2022 at 8:48 PM

THIS is how we win.

Texas is on the verge of something big, team. Every day, we hear from voters who are sick and tired of failed, corrupt leadership in the governor’s office and in the legislature. They’re ready for change, and support progressive policies like increasing the minimum wage, fighting climate chan…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

September 1, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Change is on the ballot

It’s crunch time, team. With less than 70 days until the November midterms, now is the time to double down on our efforts and Get Out the Vote. We have initiatives on the ballot across Texas that will help us register voters, boost turnout, and pass progressive change on issues like marijuana…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 30, 2022 at 8:37 PM

Fighting back against abortion criminalization

Friend, As of last week, Texas has some of the strictest laws against the right to an abortion. Texas’s so-called “trigger laws” went into effect last week—meaning it’s now a felony for a doctor to perform an abortion in Texas, even in the cases of rape or incest. These laws are incredibly da…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 26, 2022 at 8:59 PM

BIG NEWS: Abortion is on the ballot

We have a VERY big announcement, friend. Today we helped launch the R.E.D. Moon Project, a new organization that will combat the extreme abortion laws that are now in place in Texas. The R.E.D. Moon Project will help Regain, Expand and Decriminalize abortion rights by delivering local policie…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 25, 2022 at 2:01 PM

Record heat waves. Droughts. Flooding. It must end.

Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time, team. Each year the state of Texas experiences more extreme weather and this year is no different—record heat waves and droughts, wildfires, and flooding like we saw this week in North Texas. The time for empty promises on climate change …

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 22, 2022 at 7:57 PM

Where we stand...

We know you get a lot of emails, team. So as one of our top supporters, we wanted to show you how much we’ve achieved with your support. There’s less than 80 days until the midterm elections, that means now is the time to push hard to register voters and mobilize them behind progressive chang…

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  Julie Oliver · [email protected]

August 19, 2022 at 12:30 PM

Polls are tightening in Texas!

The polls are tightening in Texas, team. New polling shows Greg Abbott just a few points ahead of Beto O’Rourke in the race for Governor. And in the race for Texas Attorney General, Rochelle Garza is just TWO POINTS behind disgraced AG Ken Paxton. Unseating Ken Paxton and Greg Abbott has to b…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 18, 2022 at 5:58 PM

this is our chance to FLIP Texas

We have 54 days, team. Yesterday the Texas Secretary of State announced that the voter registration deadline in Texas is on October 11th—that means we have 54 days to register as many voters as possible to flip this state. Ground Game Texas has launched ballot campaigns across the state of Te…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 17, 2022 at 3:23 PM

South Texas is key to flipping the state

South Texas is the key to flipping this state, team. But for far too long, Democrats have taken South Texas for granted. Democrats have under-invested, under-organized, and assumed voters would show up and vote blue. But Ground Game Texas is working to change that. We’ve launched campaigns de…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 11, 2022 at 6:28 PM

“It may be funny to you motherf%$&ker, but its not funny to me.”

Beto O’Rourke gets it, friend. Yesterday at a campaign event, Texas gubernatorial candidate Beto O’Rourke was expressing outrage at the murder of 19 children in Uvalde with an easily purchased automatic weapon. But when a heckler starting laughing, Beto didn’t skip a beat: “It may be funny to…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 10, 2022 at 3:31 PM

Young voters can unseat Greg Abbott

Did you know that Texas ranks near dead last for voter turnout among young people, team? In 2020, just 41% of Texas voters ages 18-29 voted. And in 2016, just 28% voted—the lowest in the nation that year! That’s why Ground Game Texas is focused on targeting and boosting youth turnout across T…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 5, 2022 at 6:54 PM

Three months.

Can you believe we’re only 3 months away from the midterm election, team? That means we have three months to register as many voters as possible and mobilize them ahead of November. Ground Game Texas has launched an ambitious voter registration program to expand and electrify the electorate—b…

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  Ground Game Texas · [email protected]

August 3, 2022 at 2:31 PM

Marijuana reform is our secret weapon

They’re onto us, team. Last week we told you that Ground Game Texas has put initiatives on the ballot across Texas that will help register and mobilize voters and elect Beto O’Rourke.  That’s especially true in places like Killeen and Harker Heights, where our marijuana decriminalization init…

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  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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