Many members of the Texas Association were close friends of Andrew Jackson, and most had strong ties to the Democratic Party.

Similarly, most of the other settlers in Texas were from states in the South, and white American southerners of this era generally held strong allegiances to the Democratic Party.

Texas Democrats began to discard Jacksonian nationalism in favor of the states' rights agenda of the Deep South.

For a short period immediately after the war, the Texas Democratic Party was a formidable political force, but they quickly split apart because their positions on freedmen varied greatly; some supported basic civil rights, while most opposed anything more than emancipation.

The next year, the assassination of President John F. Kennedy on a trip to Dallas created further impetus to bridge the gap between liberal and moderate Texas Democrats; Party unity was solidified with Johnson's ensuing Presidency and the drubbing of Barry Goldwater in the 1964 presidential election.

O'Rourke's performance in the 2018 Senate race has shaken the notion of Republican dominance in Texas, with analysts predicting greater gains for the Democrats going into the 2020s.

[12] Since the passage of the Affordable Care Act, Texas Democrats have prioritized advocating Medicaid expansion in the state, a policy that would provide a federally subsidized healthcare plan to approximately one million Texans.

[15][16] The Texas Democratic Party is the primary organization responsible for increasing the representation of its ideological base in state, district, county, and city government.

Its permanent staff provides training and resources for Democratic candidates within the state, particularly on grassroots organization and fundraising.

[18] The party also maintains a website with updates and policy briefs on issues pertinent to its ideological base.

The Party also oversees several e-mail and text messaging groups that send periodic updates to millions of followers.

[11] A major function of the Texas Democratic Party is to raise funds to maintain the electoral infrastructure within its organization.

The State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC) includes one Committeeman and one Committeewoman from each of the 31 districts, plus a chairman and a vice-chairman.

While looking at the statewide votes, the Texas Democratic Party also examines how each candidate performed in each of the 31 state senate districts.

As of the 2022 elections, out of the 38 seats Texas is apportioned in the U.S. House of Representatives, 12 are held by Democrats:[23][24] Texas has not elected any Democratic candidates to statewide office since 1994, when Bob Bullock, Dan Morales, John Sharp, and Garry Mauro were re-elected as lieutenant governor, attorney general, comptroller, and land commissioner, respectively.

Joining Hinojosa in leadership were newly elected Vice-Chair Carla Brailey, Treasurer Mike Floyd, and Vice Chair of Finance Chris Hollins.