Why we're not in Corpus Christi
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The Texas Democratic Convention is taking place this week and we wish everyone there good luck and good times!
We’re excited for all the great work Democrats are doing, excited for what we know are going to be great speeches by the candidates. But we’re skipping the convention this year. There’s important work for us to do across Texas right now.
Just over this past week Powered by People volunteers added over 800 new voters to our network (registering 247 of them to vote). We’ve held 45 voter registration events across 19 cities at concerts, during student orientations, at pride events, Juneteenth events, ice cream shops, and more. We also activated 267 volunteers across the state who are personally following up with each new voter we add to our network.
I spent yesterday with our volunteers at El Paso Community College, talking with, registering and committing to staying in touch with the new voters who will make the difference in November. It was great to actually talk with -- and listen to -- young people who hold the outcome of this election in their hands. Even better to get them registered and make a personal connection that I can follow up on over the next 4 months.
In addition to EPCC this week we are on Texas Southern University’s campus engaging students at freshman orientation. Also at University of Houston Downtown, registering incoming students at freshman orientation this Saturday… catching UT San Antonio students during summer school… and we'll be at San Antonio’s Pride Festival, El Paso’s Sun City Pride, and Houston's Sober & Proud Zero-Proof Pub Crawl and Pride Happy Hour at Play in Houston as well.
Y ademas… We'll be at Axelrad in Houston for Cumbia Libre night, Emerald City Dispensary + Lounge in Fort Worth, and Amy’s Ice Cream at the Arboretum in Austin… Resilient Mini Flea Market in Houston and supporting an event with Revival Run Club… and lots more.
Best wishes to all our friends at the state convention, we’ll be missing you! But know that we’re excited to join you in supporting James, Gina and the amazing people running alongside them. And the best way we can think of doing that is being out there right now, reaching, registering and turning out the margin of victory in November.
Beto
