Posted inState Government

Video: Van de Putte’s Remarks at the Texas Democratic Convention

Check out state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte's full speech to delegates at the Texas Democratic Party convention in Dallas.

By Alana RochaJuly 2, 2014, 10:12 p.m. Central

Republish our articles for free, online or in print, under a Creative Commons license.

Republish this article

Take our content — please! — You’re welcome to republish this article for free as long as you follow our republishing guidelines, which includes using our canonical URL and pixel tracker on your story pages whenever possible.

Video: Van de Putte’s Remarks at the Texas Democratic Convention

by Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune
July 2, 2014

<h1>Video: Van de Putte’s Remarks at the Texas Democratic Convention</h1>
<p class="byline">by Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune <br />July 2, 2014</p>

<div class="wp-block-group">
<figure class="wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio">
<div class="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDP3z-HcLEc
</div>
</figure>
<p class="wp-caption-text">Credit: Alyssa Banta</p>
</p></div>
<p><span>Check out state Sen.&nbsp;</span><a href="http://www.texastribune.org/directory/leticia-van-de-putte/">Leticia Van de Putte</a><span>'s full speech to delegates at the Texas Democratic Party convention in Dallas.</span></p>
<p>This &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/02/van-de-putte-addresses-state-democratic-convention/&quot;&gt;article&lt;/a&gt; first appeared on &lt;a target=&quot;_blank&quot; href=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org&quot;&gt;The Texas Tribune&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src=&quot;https://i0.wp.com/www.texastribune.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/cropped-cropped-texas-tribune-favicon.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;amp;quality=80&amp;amp;ssl=1&quot; style=&quot;width:1em;height:1em;margin-left:10px;&quot;&gt;</p>
&lt;img id=&quot;republication-tracker-tool-source&quot; src=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org/?republication-pixel=true&amp;post=42778&quot; style=&quot;width:1px;height:1px;&quot;&gt;&lt;script&gt; PARSELY = { autotrack: false, onload: function() { PARSELY.beacon.trackPageView({ url: &quot;https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/02/van-de-putte-addresses-state-democratic-convention/&quot;, urlref: window.location.href }); } } &lt;/script&gt; &lt;script id=&quot;parsely-cfg&quot; src=&quot;//cdn.parsely.com/keys/texastribune.org/p.js&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;&lt;script async src=&quot;https://ping.texastribune.org/ping.js&quot; data-source=&quot;repub&quot; data-canonical=&quot;https://www.texastribune.org/2014/07/02/van-de-putte-addresses-state-democratic-convention/&quot; crossorigin=&quot;anonymous&quot;&gt;&lt;/script&gt;

Canonical Tag:

Article Content:

Video: Van de Putte’s Remarks at the Texas Democratic Convention

Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune
July 2, 2014

Credit: Alyssa Banta

Check out state Sen. Leticia Van de Putte's full speech to delegates at the Texas Democratic Party convention in Dallas.

This article first appeared on The Texas Tribune.

Tracking snippet:

The Best of the Tribune in your Inbox

Keep tabs on Texas politics and policy with our morning newsletter.

Learn about The Texas Tribune’s policies, including our partnership with The Trust Project to increase transparency in news.

You've read article this month. You have unlimited free articles remaining because we don't have a paywall.

Texans need the truth. Help us report it.

Independent Texas reporting needs your support. The Texas Tribune delivers fact-based journalism for Texans, by Texans — and our community of members, the readers who donate, make our work possible. Help us bring you and millions of others in-depth news and information. Will you support our nonprofit newsroom with a donation of any amount?

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Choose an amount or learn more about membership.

You've read articles this month. You have unlimited free articles remaining because we don't have a paywall.

Texans need the truth. Help us report it.

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Choose an amount or learn more about membership.

Tagged: Texas Democratic Party

Alana RochaDirector of News Partnerships

arocha@texastribune.org

Alana Rocha was the director of news partnerships for The Texas Tribune until June 2022. She was previously a multimedia reporter, after working in television and radio news for eight years. Alana covered... More by Alana Rocha

feedback needed:

About

Corrections and Clarifications

Video: Van de Putte’s Remarks at the Texas Democratic Convention

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Support Independent Texas News

Become a member. Join today.

Alana RochaDirector of News Partnerships

READ MORE

Gov. Greg Abbott deploys DPS to “prevent spillover” of Mexican cartel violence

The border wall is closing in on Big Bend, sparking opposition by locals

Not all paths to college and career readiness pay off equally for Texas students, study finds

Texan shot dead by ICE agent months before killings in Minneapolis, records show

Understanding Texas’ big investment in dementia research

Three school districts temporarily blocked from complying with key parts of Texas’ DEI ban

Judge blocks Texas AG’s bid to shut Bexar County legal aid program for undocumented immigrants

Cuban man’s death at El Paso tent camp was result of “spontaneous use of force,” ICE says

Texans shouldn’t expect Supreme Court ruling against tariffs to bring prices down soon, economists say

Decline in international students at UNT leads to $45 million budget shortfall, likely cuts

AG Ken Paxton backs ivermectin champion’s fight against Texas Medical Board

Texas opted to keep a Native American studies course. Supporters see a roadmap for other states.

Dark money fuels attack ads in final stretch of Texas’ U.S. Senate primaries

Texas Senate candidate says “no strings attached” to $2 million donation from businessman

Texas refineries see opportunity in Venezuelan oil amid Mexico export declines

feedback needed:

You came here for Texas news.

The Best of the Tribune in your Inbox

About

Corrections and Clarifications

READ MORE