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Ground Game Texas
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Ground Game Texas
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groundgametexas.org
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2021
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Ground Game Texas is a private, nonprofit progressive political organization founded in 2021 and headquartered in Manchaca, Texas. The organization runs a grassroots community-organizing model focused on year-round voter engagement, with a specific emphasis on constituencies historically underrepresented in civic participation — young voters, voters of color, and residents of rural and exurban Texas. Its underlying infrastructure includes a digital organizing platform and voter data analytics systems used to identify, target, and engage these demographics through door-to-door field campaigns, email outreach, and partnerships with local organizers.

The organization's primary "products" are four named ballot initiative campaigns: the Houston Freedom Act (marijuana enforcement deprioritization and no-knock warrant ban), Brownsville First (charter amendment for local hiring and contractor accountability), the McAllen Anti-Corruption Act, and Dallas Marijuana Decriminalization. In 2024, Ground Game Texas and its partners won 15 progressive ballot initiatives across various Texas municipalities, establishing a track record in labor, criminal-justice, anti-corruption, and democracy-reform policy domains. Leadership includes Executive Director Catina Voellinger, Data Director Matt Krausse, and dedicated regional campaign managers across Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley.

Ground Game Texas is funded entirely through individual donations processed via ActBlue and similar platforms; it does not generate revenue from fees or product sales, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no venture or private-equity backing. The organization is governed by a board of directors and operates as a membership-style nonprofit entity, with revenue and headcount figures not publicly disclosed.

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Ground Game Texas is a nonprofit progressive political organization founded in 2021 that runs grassroots ballot-initiative campaigns and year-round voter engagement across Texas municipalities, including Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley, funded by individual donations.

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HeadquartersAustin, United States
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grassroots political organizing, ballot initiative campaigns, voter engagement services, progressive campaign management, community organizing nonprofit
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Political Advocacy & Grassroots Organizing
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1Donations and Fundraising
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Non-profit organization funded through individual donations and fundraising campaigns, utilizing platforms like ActBlue for donation processing

groundgametexas.org
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Ground Game Texas is a nonprofit political organization that conducts grassroots organizing and ballot initiative campaigns in Texas. It engages voters year-round through deep conversations, supports local organizers, and runs signature-gathering campaigns for progressive policy measures including marijuana decriminalization, local hiring requirements, and anti-corruption reforms. The organization's work centers on building progressive power in municipalities across Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley.

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Quantifiable outcome1 value
  • 15 progressive ballot initiatives won in 2024
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Ground Game Texas is a progressive political organization focused on grassroots organizing and ballot initiative campaigns rather than a traditional product company. The organization runs distinct campaign initiatives including the Houston Freedom Act (marijuana decriminalization and no-knock warrant ban), Brownsville First (local hiring and contractor accountability), McAllen Anti-Corruption Act, and Dallas Marijuana Decriminalization. These campaigns focus on social justice issues, democracy strengthening, and progressive policy change through voter engagement and ballot measure organizing.

Product and service4 records
1Houston Freedom Act
CategoryBallot initiative campaign
Description

A ballot initiative campaign to deprioritize marijuana enforcement and ban no-knock warrants in Houston, Texas, requiring over 20,000 signatures to place on the ballot.

2Brownsville First
CategoryBallot initiative campaign
Description

A ballot initiative campaign to amend the Brownsville City Charter to ensure taxpayer-funded contracts support local hiring and safe working conditions, requiring over 6,000 signatures.

3McAllen Anti-Corruption Act
CategoryBallot initiative campaign
Description

A ground-breaking anti-corruption, pro-democracy ballot proposition campaign in McAllen, Texas led by the Rio Grande Valley Campaign Manager.

4Dallas Marijuana Decriminalization
CategoryBallot initiative campaign
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A city ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana in Dallas, described as Ground Game Texas's largest campaign to date.

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1Local Organizations and Activists
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Ground Game Texas works in partnership with local organizations and activists who share commitment to transformative policy. The organization seeks to support work already being done by local organizers rather than duplicating efforts. Decisions about which communities to work with or campaigns to take on are made in collaboration with existing local stakeholders.

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1Working Families Party
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Multi-state progressive organization that builds progressive infrastructure and supports ballot initiatives; Ground Game Texas's Dallas Campaign Manager previously worked at WFP, indicating an organizational lineage and overlapping progressive infrastructure-building mission.

2Battleground Texas
TypeDirect peer
Description

Texas-focused progressive voter engagement and turnout organization with similar year-round organizing model and overlapping target demographics in the same geography. The most directly comparable peer in mission and operating region.

3Indivisible
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

National progressive grassroots organizing network with local chapters across many states; competes for donor dollars and volunteer attention in the same progressive organizing space, though broader in scope.

4MoveOn
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Large national progressive advocacy organization with significant digital organizing capacity and small-dollar donor base that overlaps with Ground Game Texas's ActBlue fundraising model.

5Texas Organizing Project (TOP)
TypeDirect peer
Description

Progressive grassroots community organizing nonprofit operating in Texas with similar year-round voter engagement focus on underrepresented communities, including people of color and low-turnout voters.

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Ground Game Texas

Political Advocacy & Grassroots Organizinggroundgametexas.org

Ground Game Texas is a nonprofit progressive political organization founded in 2021 that runs grassroots ballot-initiative campaigns and year-round voter engagement across Texas municipalities, including Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley, funded by individual donations.

What Ground Game Texas does

Ground Game Texas is a private, nonprofit progressive political organization founded in 2021 and headquartered in Manchaca, Texas. The organization runs a grassroots community-organizing model focused on year-round voter engagement, with a specific emphasis on constituencies historically underrepresented in civic participation — young voters, voters of color, and residents of rural and exurban Texas. Its underlying infrastructure includes a digital organizing platform and voter data analytics systems used to identify, target, and engage these demographics through door-to-door field campaigns, email outreach, and partnerships with local organizers.

The organization's primary "products" are four named ballot initiative campaigns: the Houston Freedom Act (marijuana enforcement deprioritization and no-knock warrant ban), Brownsville First (charter amendment for local hiring and contractor accountability), the McAllen Anti-Corruption Act, and Dallas Marijuana Decriminalization. In 2024, Ground Game Texas and its partners won 15 progressive ballot initiatives across various Texas municipalities, establishing a track record in labor, criminal-justice, anti-corruption, and democracy-reform policy domains. Leadership includes Executive Director Catina Voellinger, Data Director Matt Krausse, and dedicated regional campaign managers across Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley.

Ground Game Texas is funded entirely through individual donations processed via ActBlue and similar platforms; it does not generate revenue from fees or product sales, has no disclosed funding rounds, no parent company, and no venture or private-equity backing. The organization is governed by a board of directors and operates as a membership-style nonprofit entity, with revenue and headcount figures not publicly disclosed.

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Ground Game Texas
Legal name
Ground Game Texas
Website
https://groundgametexas.org
Company type
Private
Founded year
2021
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Ground Game Texas is a nonprofit progressive political organization founded in 2021 that runs grassroots ballot-initiative campaigns and year-round voter engagement across Texas municipalities, including Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley, funded by individual donations.
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Where Ground Game Texas is headquartered

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Austin
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North America

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  1. Donations and Fundraising: Non-profit organization funded through individual donations and fundraising campaigns, utilizing platforms like ActBlue for donation processing

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Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Ground Game Texas product offering

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Core offering

Ground Game Texas is a nonprofit political organization that conducts grassroots organizing and ballot initiative campaigns in Texas. It engages voters year-round through deep conversations, supports local organizers, and runs signature-gathering campaigns for progressive policy measures including marijuana decriminalization, local hiring requirements, and anti-corruption reforms. The organization's work centers on building progressive power in municipalities across Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley.

Product overview

Ground Game Texas is a progressive political organization focused on grassroots organizing and ballot initiative campaigns rather than a traditional product company. The organization runs distinct campaign initiatives including the Houston Freedom Act (marijuana decriminalization and no-knock warrant ban), Brownsville First (local hiring and contractor accountability), McAllen Anti-Corruption Act, and Dallas Marijuana Decriminalization. These campaigns focus on social justice issues, democracy strengthening, and progressive policy change through voter engagement and ballot measure organizing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Houston Freedom Act A ballot initiative campaign to deprioritize marijuana enforcement and ban no-knock warrants in Houston, Texas, requiring over 20,000 signatures to place on the ballot.
  • Brownsville First A ballot initiative campaign to amend the Brownsville City Charter to ensure taxpayer-funded contracts support local hiring and safe working conditions, requiring over 6,000 signatures.
  • McAllen Anti-Corruption Act A ground-breaking anti-corruption, pro-democracy ballot proposition campaign in McAllen, Texas led by the Rio Grande Valley Campaign Manager.
  • Dallas Marijuana Decriminalization A city ballot initiative to decriminalize marijuana in Dallas, described as Ground Game Texas's largest campaign to date.

Quantifiable outcome

  • 15 progressive ballot initiatives won in 2024

Companies that use Ground Game Texas

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Ground Game Texas partnerships and signals

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One partnership is on record.

  • Local Organizations and ActivistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGround Game Texas works in partnership with local organizations and activists who share commitment to transformative policy. The organization seeks to support work already being done by local organizers rather than duplicating efforts. Decisions about which communities to work with or campaigns to take on are made in collaboration with existing local stakeholders.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Ground Game Texas competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Broad incumbents

  • Working Families Party: Multi-state progressive organization that builds progressive infrastructure and supports ballot initiatives; Ground Game Texas's Dallas Campaign Manager previously worked at WFP, indicating an organizational lineage and overlapping progressive infrastructure-building mission.
  • Indivisible: National progressive grassroots organizing network with local chapters across many states; competes for donor dollars and volunteer attention in the same progressive organizing space, though broader in scope.
  • MoveOn: Large national progressive advocacy organization with significant digital organizing capacity and small-dollar donor base that overlaps with Ground Game Texas's ActBlue fundraising model.

Direct peers

  • Battleground Texas: Texas-focused progressive voter engagement and turnout organization with similar year-round organizing model and overlapping target demographics in the same geography. The most directly comparable peer in mission and operating region.
  • Texas Organizing Project (TOP): Progressive grassroots community organizing nonprofit operating in Texas with similar year-round voter engagement focus on underrepresented communities, including people of color and low-turnout voters.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

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Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Ground Game Texas

What does Ground Game Texas do?

Ground Game Texas is a nonprofit political organization that conducts grassroots organizing and ballot initiative campaigns in Texas. It engages voters year-round through deep conversations, supports local organizers, and runs signature-gathering campaigns for progressive policy measures including marijuana decriminalization, local hiring requirements, and anti-corruption reforms. The organization's work centers on building progressive power in municipalities across Houston, Dallas, Brownsville, and the Rio Grande Valley.

Is Ground Game Texas a public or private company?

Ground Game Texas is a private company. It is classified as nonprofit foundation owned and is currently operating.

When was Ground Game Texas founded?

Ground Game Texas was founded in 2021. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Ground Game Texas based?

Ground Game Texas is headquartered in Austin, United States, in the North America region.

How does Ground Game Texas make money?

One revenue line is on record: donations and Fundraising.

Who are Ground Game Texas's main competitors?

Broad incumbents on record are Working Families Party, Indivisible and MoveOn. Direct peers are Battleground Texas and Texas Organizing Project (TOP).

Does Ground Game Texas have an API?

No public API is recorded for Ground Game Texas.

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YahooHoustonians to vote on making misdemeanor marijuana posession 'lowest law-enforcement priority'Houston voters will decide Proposition A, which would make misdemeanor marijuana possession the Houston Police Department's lowest law-enforcement priority. Ground Game Texas gathered about 40,000 signatures to place it on the ballot. The proposition also includes a ban on no-knock warrants.Houston PressPuff, Puff, Pass on Weed Enforcement in Houston?Houston residents are voting on the Houston Freedom Act, a charter amendment to deprioritize enforcement of low-level marijuana possession and ban no-knock warrants. The measure was placed on the November 3 ballot after nearly 40,000 signatures were collected by Ground Game Texas, aiming to codify local policy amidst confusing state THC regulations. Critics argue the initiative may serve as a Democratic mobilization tool for midterm elections, while advocates cite social justice concerns and the need for police resource reallocation.TexasscorecardHouston Voters To Decide on Marijuana Enforcement, No-Knock Warrant Ban This NovemberHouston voters will decide on a charter amendment on November 3 that would make misdemeanor marijuana possession the lowest enforcement priority and ban no-knock warrants. The measure, backed by Ground Game Texas with over 40,000 signatures, follows the 2019 Harding Street raid and a state THC ban.American City Business JournalsHouston Freedom Act includes marijuana, no-knock warrantsHouston voters will decide in November on the Houston Freedom Act, a charter amendment placing low-level marijuana enforcement as a lowest priority and banning no-knock warrants. The measure was placed on the ballot by the City Council following a successful petition drive organized by Ground Game Texas.Community ImpactHouston to add marijuana deprioritization, no-knock warrant ban to November ballotThe Houston City Council passed an ordinance on August 12 to place two measures on the November 3 ballot: a ban on no-knock warrants and the deprioritization of low-level marijuana possession offenses. These items were added following a successful petition drive by Ground Game Texas, which gathered over 40,000 signatures to amend the city charter. Voters in Houston will decide on these policy changes during the upcoming midterm elections.Marijuana MomentHouston Will Deprioritize Marijuana Arrests If Voters Approve Measure Cleared For November BallotHouston City Council has advanced a measure to the November ballot that would designate misdemeanor marijuana possession as the lowest enforcement priority for local police. The initiative, supported by nearly 40,000 signatures from Ground Game Texas, also seeks to ban no-knock warrants and mandate resource audits regarding cannabis enforcement costs.Houston Public MediaHouston voters to consider deprioritized enforcement of cannabis laws, ban on no-knock warrants – Houston Public MediaHouston voters will decide on a ballot measure to deprioritize enforcement of misdemeanor cannabis laws and ban no-knock warrants, following the approval of the referendum by the city council. The initiative was advanced by Ground Game Texas after submitting over 40,000 signatures, aiming to address racial disparities in arrests and police tactics linked to past incidents.Marijuana MomentHouston Voters Could Make Marijuana Arrests The ‘Lowest Possible’ Priority For Police With Ballot Measure In NovemberLocal officials in Houston, Texas are considering a ballot measure to make misdemeanor marijuana possession the lowest enforcement priority, supported by Ground Game Texas. The measure aims to reallocate police resources, ban no-knock warrants, and promote diversion programs, with a vote scheduled after public hearings.AxiosAustin early voting kicks off for May 7 electionEarly voting opens Monday for a citywide ballot initiative in Austin that would decriminalize small-amount marijuana possession and end no-knock warrants. Ground Game Texas gathered 34,000 signatures, and the measure faces little opposition. Voters will decide whether to formalize the city's 2020 policy.