Ground Game Texas
Building a progressive Texas. From the ground up.
We invest in people, talk with voters year-round, and win local campaigns on the issues Texans already agree on.
How we win
Five things we do differently.
We Listen
We meet people where they are and understand what matters most.
We Organize Strategically
We use data, research, and local knowledge to invest where organizing can build lasting power.
We Develop Leaders
We hire and train organizers from the communities they serve.
Communities Win
Residents shape policy through campaigns rooted in local leadership.
We Stay
Every campaign leaves behind stronger leaders, stronger relationships, and stronger civic infrastructure.
The record so far
- 90%
- First-time and infrequent voters return, because winning changes what people believe is possible
- 20
- Local ballot initiative campaigns in 5 years
- 6.5M
- Texans positively impacted by our work
- 600+
- Texans hired, trained and paid as local organizers, creating the next generation of civic leaders
- 1st
- in Texas to achieve a living wage policy victory through the power of the ballot
We organize where it counts
From Houston to El Paso, and from Lubbock to the Rio Grande Valley, we put popular issues on local ballots and win them city by city.
See every campaignOn the ballot now
Live campaigns you can help win today.
- Active campaignHouston
Houston Freedom Act
The Houston Freedom Act
Houston votes on November 3rd on making misdemeanor marijuana possession the police department's lowest enforcement priority, and banning no-knock warrants.
- Active campaignBrownsville
Brownsville First Jobs & Contracts
Proposition N
Let's make our tax dollars benefit our community. Prop N sets contracting standards that connect more local workers and small businesses to city work.
When you put issues people care about on the ballot, they vote for them. Texans want progressive policies — it's a matter of listening to what the community wants and organizing with them to get it.
In the news
What others are writing about the work.
The Austin ChronicleMay 2026Opinion: You Cannot Surveil a City Into Safety
Read at The Austin Chronicle
Progress TexasJun 2025Op-ed: 250,000 Texans Voted to Decriminalize Marijuana, So Why Are Politicians Trying To Override Them?
Read at Progress Texas
Marijuana MomentAug 2026Houston Will Deprioritize Marijuana Arrests If Voters Approve Measure Cleared For November Ballot
Read at Marijuana Moment
KUT Radio, Austin's NPR StationMay 2022Austin votes to ban no-knock warrants and decriminalize small amounts of weed
Read at KUT Radio, Austin's NPR Station
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