Dear Friend,

While there are dozens of Democratic groups and political action committees around the state, the House Democratic Campaign Committee (HDCC) is the only organization in Texas dedicated solely to building and maintaining a Democratic majority in the State House.

In 2006, the HDCC was the most successful Democratic political organization in Texas. Democrats began 2006 outnumbered 87-63 by Republicans in the House and faced the daunting task of re-electing 13 Democrats in Republican-leaning and toss-up districts. By the end of 2006, Democrats had successfully returned every vulnerable incumbent to the House and defeated 6 House Republicans, narrowing their margin to 81-69. By winning Rep. Barrett's special election and with Rep. England joining the Democrats to grow our number to 71, only 5 seats are needed for a Democratic majority in the State House.

• Performing race-changing opposition research which pushed Democratic Reps. Joe Farias and Juan Garcia to victory in San Antonio and Corpus Christi;
• Raising vitally important late financial contributions that allowed Reps. Joe Heflin and Valinda Bolton to overcome last minute Republican attacks in West Texas and Austin;
• Recruiting and training top-notch campaign staff for Reps. Chuck Hopson and Jim McReynolds in East Texas; and
• Paying for thousands of pieces of get-out-the-vote direct mail in key House districts to drive turnout of targeted voters.

The political landscape in Texas has changed over the last decade, and we're working to secure the future of our great state. For Texas Democrats, the Legislature is "where the action is" and the Texas House needs strong Democrats to continue our fight to improve public schools, lower property taxes for all Texas families and bring integrity back to state government. The fight continues to fully restore CHIP, pass real solutions for the 1.4 million uninsured children in Texas and improve opportunities for all Texans.

Again, the HDCC is the only organization in the state dedicated solely to winning back the Texas House. That narrow focus makes us an effective and efficient operation -- building and investing in order to win today and tomorrow. Together, we can build a better, stronger, more unified Democratic effort in Texas.

Click here to invest today.   With your financial help we will elect more good Democrats to the Texas House.

Sincerely,