Texas Democrats expand offices in effort to 'build a working class army'

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — The Texas Democratic Party is testing out a new strategy for the 2026 midterms: moving.

The party voted earlier this month to expand to five cities, adding offices in Amarillo, Eagle Pass, Dallas and Houston and maintaining an office in Austin, the party’s current headquarters. Party Chair Kendall Scudder said administrative duties will now be distributed between Dallas, Houston and Austin.

“We need to build a working class army in 254 counties all across this state,” Scudder said. “We don't win elections by locking ourselves into rooms in Austin.”

Scudder faces pushback for the change, according to a Texas Tribune article saying some staff members are leaving their jobs because of pressures to move to Dallas. Scudder called the article “misleading,” emphasizing the d