Battleground Texas is a political action committee not officially affiliated with the Democratic National Committee or the Texas Democratic Party that is working in the Fort Worth headquarters of gubernatorial candidate Wendy Davis to increase voter turnout in November. Here are some details about the group:

— It was founded by Jeremy Bird, former national field director for President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign, and now headed by Jenn Brown, who served as field director in the swing state of Ohio for the president’s 2012 campaign.