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# Battleground Texas
- URL: https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/battleground-texas/
- Published: 1999-01-02T11:18:00.000Z
- Updated: 2025-01-01T01:33:25.000Z
- Author: Liam Sturgess
- Tags: Profiles, #docs, #organization

**Battleground Texas** is an American political action committee based in Austin, Texas.

## History

Battleground Texas was founded in February 2013 by Jeremy Bird, former National Field Director for Barack Obama's 2012 presidential campaign.[\[1\]](#fn1)

In June 2014, the organization launched its Blue Star Project.[\[2\]](#fn2)

In July 2018, the Texas Ethics Commission fined Battleground Texas and Wendy Davis $6,000 for campaign finance violations during the 2014 state election.[\[3\]](#fn3)

## Organization

| Name        | Position                          | Notes                                                                                                      |
| ----------- | --------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Jeremy Bird | Founder[\[1:1\]](#fn1)            | Barack Obama, [270 Strategies](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/270-Strategies)                       |
| Ramsey Reid | Campaigns Director[\[2:1\]](#fn2) | [Democratic National Committee](https://www.whiteroseintelligence.com/Democratic-National-Committee) (DNC) |

### Funding

Donors to Battleground Texas have included:[\[4\]](#fn4)

- American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME)
- Ben Barnes
- Brorby, Crozier & Dobie
- Mostyn Law Firm
- National Education Association (NEA)
- Planned Parenthood Action Fund
- Service Employees International Union (SEIU)
- Texas Democratic Party

## External links

- [InfluenceWatch](https://www.influencewatch.org/political-party/battleground-texas/)
- [OpenSecrets](https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail?cmte=C00541391&cycle=2020)
- [Website](https://www.battlegroundtexas.com/)
- [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battleground%5FTexas)

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1. Wallace, G. (2013, February 26). *Could Texas be a battleground state?* CNN. <https://web.archive.org/web/20230209015934/https://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2013/02/26/could-texas-be-a-battleground-state/> [↩︎](#fnref1) [↩︎](#fnref1:1)
2. Reid, R. (2014, June 21). *Introducing the Blue Star Project.* Battleground Texas. <http://archive.today/2024.03.15-204618/https://www.battlegroundtexas.com/introducing-the-blue-star-project/> [↩︎](#fnref2) [↩︎](#fnref2:1)
3. Ward, M. (2018, July 18). *Wendy Davis and Battleground Texas fined $6,000 for 2014 campaign miscues.* Chron. <https://web.archive.org/web/20211205213138/https://www.chron.com/news/politics/texas/article/Wendy-Davis-and-Battleground-Texas-fined-6-000-13085224.php> [↩︎](#fnref3)
4. *Organizations Disclosing Donations to Battleground Texas, 2014.* OpenSecrets. Retrieved March 15, 2024, from <https://www.opensecrets.org/outside-spending/detail/2014?cmte=C00541391&tab=donors%5Fall> [↩︎](#fnref4)