Equality Texas Equality Texas works toward the elimination of social, legal, and economic discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity through lobbying, education, and research directed toward the Texas Legislature and other state governmental agencies. http://www.equalitytexas.org Human Rights Campaign The Human Rights Campaign and the Human Rights Campaign Foundation together serve as America's largest civil rights organization working to achieve LGBTQ equality. By inspiring and engaging individuals and communities, HRC strives to end discrimination against LGBTQ people and realize a world that achieves fundamental fairness and equality for all. The Human Rights Campaign envisions a world where lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people are ensured equality and embraced as full members of society at home, at work and in every community. http://www.hrc.org/ National LGBTQ Task Force Founded in 1973, the National LGBTQ Task Force was the first national lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights and advocacy organization. The National LGBTQ Task Force advances full freedom, justice and equality for LGBTQ people. We’re building a future where everyone is free to be themselves in every aspect of their lives. Today, despite all the progress we’ve made to end discrimination, millions of LGBTQ people face barriers in every aspect of their lives: in housing, employment, healthcare, retirement, and basic human rights. These barriers must go. That’s why the Task Force is training and mobilizing millions of activists across our nation to deliver a world where you can be you. http://www.thetaskforce.org/ Modern Military Association of America Formed through the merger of the American Military Partner Association and OutServe-SLDN, the Modern Military Association of America is the nation’s largest non-profit organization dedicated to advancing fairness and equality for the LGBTQ military and veteran community. Through education, advocacy and support, we are making a real difference in the lives of LGBTQ servicemembers, military spouses, veterans, and family members. https://modernmilitary.org/ Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus The Texas Stonewall Democratic Caucus (TSDC) is a general-purpose political committee and is the official Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party. TSDC was formerly the Lesbian/Gay Democrats of Texas, an organization formed in the early 1970s to work on behalf of the lesbian and gay community within the Texas Democratic Party. TSDC was founded on November 21, 1999 by Michael Milliken of Dallas, who became its first president. At the 2000 Texas Democratic Convention in Fort Worth, delegates voted to give TSDC two seats on the State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC). Since then, both the President and Vice President of the TSDC have served as SDEC members with voting privileges except in statutory matters. http://www.stonewalldemocrats.us/texas Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) serves as the official national Democratic campaign committee charged with recruiting, assisting, funding, and electing Democrats to the U. S. House of Representatives. http://www.dccc.org/ Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee is your link to state legislators and candidates across the country. When you support DLCC, you are supporting local Democratic leaders in every region of the country, in both red states and blue states, and in urban, suburban, and rural districts. http://www.dlcc.org/ Democratic National Committee (DNC) The national party with press releases, national platform, and contact information for other state Democratic Parties. http://www.democrats.org/ Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) Our mission is to elect more Democrats to the United States Senate. From grass-roots organizing to candidate recruitment to providing campaign funds for tight races, the DSCC is working hard all year, every year to increase the number of Democratic Senators. http://www.dscc.org/ Progressive Democrats of America Progressive Democrats of America (PDA) exists to carry the progressive agenda from the American grassroots to Congress to guide the development of progressive legislation, fight for its passage into law, and support the realization of progressive policies at the state and local levels. http://www.pdamerica.org/ Texas Democratic Party Texas Democrats stand for better public schools, access to affordable insurance and health care, an economy that produces more jobs at higher pay, a cleaner environment -- and a cleaner government. http://www.txdemocrats.org Texas Democratic Veterans On Friday, 14 June 2002, the Texas Democratic Veterans were born during the Veterans Caucus of the Texas Democratic Party's 2002 State Convention. The TDV is nationally significant in that we were the first Democratic Veterans Group formed at the state level. Since then, we've grown into an organization of almost 1000 members throughout Texas. Thank you to all who have helped to make this group the success it is today. http://www.texasdemocraticveterans.org/ Texas Democratic Women Texas Democratic Women was organized in 1987 as one response to the growing political interest expressed by mainstream women from across the state. TDW promotes the increased political activity and influence of Democratic women in Texas politics and government. TDW provides statewide training conferences and workshops. In addition, the group serves as a communication network for existing Democratic women's organizations and promotes the formation of new groups. http://www.tdw.org/ Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee (HDCC) The HDCC is focused solely on protecting and expanding the number of good Democrats in the Texas House. Chaired by Representative Jim Dunnam (D-Waco), HDCC is campaign central for the incumbent Democrats in the Texas House. http://www.texashdcc.com/ Texas Young Democrats Texas Young Democrats has been in existence since 1932. Texas Young Democrats brings together young democrats, inclusive of high school and college students, youth leaders, and young professionals to build a brighter future for all Texans. TYD is the state's premier organization that promotes political activism by young progressives to influence the political process and elect Democratic leaders throughout the state. We gather in local clubs, statewide executive committee meetings, and an annual convention in Austin to share insights, debate issues, develop leadership skills, and build lasting friendships with like-minded young people all across Texas. https://www.texasyds.com/ Travis County Democratic Party http://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/ Travis County Democratic Clubs Link to information about local Democratic clubs https://www.traviscountydemocrats.org/democratic-clubs Young Democrats of America The Young Democrats of America (YDA) has been the official youth arm of the Democratic Party since 1932. Open to anyone under the age of 36 who affiliates with the Democratic Party, YDA is a nationwide grassroots organization with 42 chartered states and 780 local chapters. Our 43,000 plus membership reflects the broad diversity of our nation and the Democratic Party. This includes high school students, college students, young workers, young professionals and young families. All of the members have the interest of their community at heart and work hard to affect the democratic process. http://www.yda.org/ College Democrats of America The College Democrats of America (CDA) is the official student outreach arm of the Democratic Party. It aims to train and engage new generations of Democratic activists and shape the Democratic Party with voices from America's youth. In election years, College Democrats work hard to mobilize student voters and recruit volunteers for Democratic campaigns, from town council to President of the United States. In 2004, CDA recruited activists on more than 1200 campuses in all 50 states. http://www.collegedems.com/ |