Listen up DU...TX State Sen. Wendy Davis Wins Lawsuit Against Racist GOP Redistricting Plan by

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24. There is still a lot of hate and ignorance in Texas, but a LOT of good people as well

Wendy is one. My housemates back home in Dallas are hosting a fundraiser for her this fall, and there will be some serious money in attendance there. Not all gazillionaires in Texas are evil.

Two friends of mine are in full-time, rarely rewarding jobs trying to raise funds for progressive causes in Texas. Matt Angle has been fighting gerrymandering in Texas since before DeLay, and Aimee Boone can be found behind the scenes at just about every Democratic fundraising event in the State. I was at one of them where Jim Carville remarked that when he was asked to speak at an event of Texas Democrats, he though he would be giving his speech in a phone booth. Hardly: full house, baby, with people standing outside the room straining to hear. There are more blue pockets in TX than we are given credit for. Good people like Wendy Davis are only the most visible tip of an iceberg that's bigger than many suspect. Just because it's an uphill struggle doesn't mean we're not still heading uphill.