AUSTIN, Texas, July 14 -- The Texas Democratic Party issued the following news on July 13, 2021: After Texas House Democrats stood their ground on voting rights, leaving the state yesterday to block Greg Abbott's continued attacks on voters, the group of courageous legislators gave a press conference Tuesday morning. Their message: an urgent call for federal voting rights protections, before it's too late. Back at home, Texas Democrats are continuing to support these brave legislators by advoc more PR

OKLAHOMA CITY, Oklahoma, July 15 -- The Oklahoma Democratic Party issued the following statement on July 14, 2021: * * * DNC Chair Jaime Harrison and Seniors Council Chair Steve Regenstreif released the following statement on the 56th anniversary of the Older Americans Act. "All Americans deserve to age with grace and respect. The Older Americans Act, signed into law 56 years ago today by President Lyndon B. Johnson, helped make this principle a reality by ensuring that older adults are given more PR

MONTGOMERY, Alabama, July 14 (TNSPol) -- The Southern Poverty Law Center issued the following statement on July 13, 2021: * * * President Joe Biden delivered a speech on voting rights in Philadelphia's National Constitution Center. The following statement is by Margaret Huang, President and CEO of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) and SPLC Action Fund: "Throughout our history, enemies of democracy have attempted to silence the will of the people by restricting voting rights and politica more PR

AUSTIN, Texas, July 15 (TNSPer) -- The University of Texas issued the following news release: The University of Texas at Austin has named JR DeShazo as the next dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs. DeShazo's appointment begins Sept. 10. DeShazo comes to UT Austin from the University of California, Los Angeles, where he serves as the founding director of the Luskin Center for Innovation, one of the nation's leading environmental policy research centers. DeShazo has served in a variety of  more PR