Jon Rosenthal
@Jon_RosenthalTX
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Texas State Representative District 135 | Cypress & Katy | Pragmatic Progressive | Just a career mechanical engineer serving the people.
Houston, TX
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After 15 yrs at the same address and 40+ yrs same TXDL number THIS year my DL scan came up "not eligible" at the polls to vote. Coincidence that TX loses my data this year w. SB1?
This is a BIG deal. How many others are being turned away for bad data at the State?
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Follow
@AuschwitzMuseum
for daily tweets like this, telling the stories of those who were lost.
#NeverForget
23 April 1933 | A Hungarian Jewish girl, Marianna Deutsch, was born in Tóváros.
In 1944 she was deported to
#Auschwitz
and murdered in a gas chamber.
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“I feel like I have to put on for my city, because we have so many legends and so many greats.” –
@theestallion
!
I totally agree with Ms. Stallion and filed HR 459 and 460 to honor two Houston icons in Meg and
@Beyonce
for their recent Grammy accomplishments!
#txlege
#htown
🤘
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#SB7
was clear voter suppression and didn't deserve the time of day it was given by Republicans. Voting is a fundamental right and no one, especially your government sent here to represent you, has the privilege to infringe upon that.
#GoodTrouble
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Today I filed HB 154, closing the loophole in SB 3 that allows natural gas companies to opt out of weatherization requirements. It is vital that we fix this oversight, so that Texans may finally have a reliable power grid.
#txlege
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An actual, pragmatic, well thought-out PLAN to keep the lights on and lower costs for Texans. I'm here for it
@BetoORourke
!
#txlege
#AbbottTax
#FixTheGrid
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1 September 1923 | Dutch Jewish woman, Roza Anholt-Delden, was born in Amsterdam.
In July 1942 she was deported from
#Westerbork
to
#Auschwitz
with her daughter Christina. They were murdered in a gas chamber after arrival selection.
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I have filed to bill to end child marriage in Texas because of stories just like this.
#txlege
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I follow
@AuschwitzMuseum
for daily tweets like this one.
#NeverForget
8 March 1930 | A French Jewish girl, Blima Motyka, was born in Paris.
She arrived at
#Auschwitz
on 10 December 1943 in a transport of 1,000 Jews deported from Drancy. She was among the 661 people murdered in a gas chamber after selection.
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@shannonrwatts
You mean the Australia where there have been zero mass shootings in 25 years?
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I'm here in DC to bring our fight for voting rights to the Congress. Our very system of representative democracy is at stake right now, not just in TX but for the whole USA.
#GoodTrouble
#LetThePeopleVote
#txlege
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SB 14, which threatens the lives and wellbeing of trans and non-binary Texans, will be heard on the House Floor today.
God loves trans people. He makes us all in his image. And I will continue to fight for my friends and neighbors’ right to be who they are.
#txlege
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Under House Bill 1, a wealthy CEO would get $80,000 in taxpayer dollars to send two kids to a four-year private high school.
That’s enough to buy a new Mercedes.
Vouchers are welfare for the wealthy.
I will never vote for anything that even resembles a voucher.
#txlege
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Today, I spoke in opposition to HB 900, which would allow the government to ban books in our schools and libraries.
“Those who sought to ban books in the past where short sighted and ALWAYS on the wrong side of history.”
#txlege
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“It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns. [...] They want to distract you into believing that gay marriage, Black history, Disney World, and library books are more of a threat to our children than an AR-15…”
“It’s the guns. It’s always been the guns. And here is where the Republican game plan is the most audacious. They want to distract you into believing that gay marriage, Black history, Disney World, and library books are more of a threat to our children than an AR-15…”
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Don't MAGA my county! I'll be voting to keep
@LinaHidalgoTX
as my County Judge
#VoteBlue22
In under a minute, Alex Mealer tells you exactly who she is and what she would do if she became Harris County judge.
The
@ChronOpinion
endorsement was wrong-headed, circuitous nonsense. I’m voting for
@LinaHidalgoTX
.
Don’t MAGA my county.
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I’m proud to have so many of my colleagues join me in this call to the governor to fulfill our constitutional duty to adequately fund public schools and address this unfolding crisis across the state!
#txlege
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I am here to fight against the anti-trans bill HB25. It's an attack on transgender, intersex, and non-binary youth at a fragile point in life.
We should fix our energy grid and fight Covid-19, instead of dealing with a made up non-issue that hurts our precious kids.
#txlege
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The Texas House has spoken — and DEFEATED voucher scams!
I’m proud to stand with the bipartisan, pro-public school majority.
I will always fight for our public schools.
#txlege
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About an hour ago, I boarded a plane along with my
@TexasHDC
colleagues to DC. In order to protect the votes of millions of Texans, we had to literally flee the state.
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Tonight I spoke in opposition to SB 14, which would ban gender-affirming care for minors in Texas.
When the government seeks to intrude into our private lives, it is always wrong.
#txlege
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🚨Breaking🚨
For my first *ever* endorsement in a Texas House race, I proudly endorse
@LASimmonsTX146
. For an advocate who truly embraces progressive values and aligns with our Dem allies, vote for Lauren Ashley Simmons!
#txlege
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“Vouchers are a scam that take money out of our schools, and takes parental rights away. It disadvantages students in areas like Houston, where public school is the hub and access point for upward mobility.”
#txlege
#txed
via
@houstonchron
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"Tonight, House District 146 is back in the hands of the people!"
-Lauren Ashley Simmons
#UnionStrong
#txlege
#teamwork
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Not shocking, given the often wrong-headed policies of this TEA commissioner, but this maybe THE most asinine decision yet.
Request a Federal waiver for this year, and use the time to implement *sensible* diagnostic tools (i.e. not STAAR). Prioritize health and safety first.
Texas public school students must show up in person to take the STAAR test this spring, according to recent guidance released by the Texas Education Agency.
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1. Thanks for giving us props for killing your voucher scheme, it was a pleasure.
2. The bill still had some much needed relief for public schools but you like vetoes, not kids.
3.
@TexasHDC
is ready to talk about solutions for public schools, not veto threats and voucher scams.
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Fact check ✔ by one of the world's premier experts on the subject.
#ScienceIsNOTpolitical
No: Despite claims from conservative news outlets, Black and BIPOC communities are not the most vaccine hesitant group. And they are not responsible for this summer covid surge.
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Hundreds came out to the 8/28 KISD Board meeting to express their views on an egregious new policy proposed by the 4 new board Trustees. The proposed policy is discriminatory and dangerous to LGBTQiA youth, particularly the trans kids. Here was what I said at the meeting...
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If it weren’t for tenure, I wouldn’t be standing here today.
My family moved to Texas in 1979 when my dad became a tenured professor at the University of Texas at Austin.
SB 18 threatens tenure programs that mean so much and attract the best and brightest to Texas.
#txlege
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THREAD: Sharing my perspective today – I’ve worked in Oil & Gas for 25+ years and now serve on the Texas House Energy Resources Committee. The price crash in WTI (West Texas Intermediate Crude) today is unprecedented.
#LetsTalkData
#txlege
#OilPrices
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True public service, to the WORLD! Because as long as some are not protected we all remain at risk.
Thanks to
@PeterHotez
and Baylor College of Medicine for seeing the big picture of publichealth.
#GetVaccinatedNow
7. This vaccine can be made locally all over the world, and we've now technology transferred our Texas Children's vaccine to producers in India, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Botswana.
8. Our Texas Children's Center does not plan to make money on this, it's = a gift to the world
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Beyond unacceptable. I've not personally met any of the new
@CyFairISD
Trustees, but this man's blatant racism is cause for immediate dismissal as far as I'm concerned.
#stopracism
This racist Texas
#CyFair
school board member just said that more Black teachers leads to worse student outcomes.
He must resign. And be called out. And maybe sued.
@NAACP_LDF
@ACLUTx
@miyashay
@EricaGrieder
@ChronFalkenberg
@JoyAnnReid
@chrislhayes
@MomsAGAbbott
@JasmineForUS
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The
#txledge
has a bill pending in committee RIGHT NOW to
#RaiseTheAge
. It really is the least we could do
Call legislators and the committee clerk and ask for it to receive a vote immediately!
Deadline to vote out legislation is Monday, May 8
Soon, GOP lawmakers and pundits will blame the Allen, Texas, shooting on everything but easy access to guns.
Americans aren’t more evil or more angry or more mentally ill than people in peer nations, yet we have a 25 times higher rate of gun homicide.
It’s the fucking guns.
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In Texas, 170 of 254 counties have at least 1 positive test. And to top it all off, Texas is dead last in America when it comes to testing for
#COVID19
per capita. The following tweet, gives some perspective.
#LetsTalkData
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REAL science backed by REAL data is how humans have triumphed over the biggest challenges in history.
Get vaccinated. The Covid-19 vaccines are safe and effective, and can save countless lives
#ScienceIsNOTpolitical
Some leading causes of death in the State of Texas
5. Homicide: 1,653
4. Drug overdose deaths: 2,989
3. Firearm deaths: 3,583
2. Accidents: 10,763
1. Deaths from COVID19 vaccine refusal since June 1, 2021 even though vaccines widely available: 21,000
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See the board behind me with all green lights?
HB699 Riley's Rule passes third reading by unanimous vote! Students fighting chronic illness shouldn't be penalized for associated absences. Thanks to Riley Schaudel for his courage and advocacy! ❤🙏
#txlege
#RileysRule
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Let Texans VOTE!!
Seriously.
Pass it on.
Let Texans vote,
@GovAbbott
.
We are in a pandemic. Seniors and Texans with disabilities should be allowed to cast their ballots safely and securely. Don’t make them choose between their lives and their right to vote.
Please RT.
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This is my friend and colleague
@jamestalarico
James Talarico. Mr. Talarico just effectively killed HB 3979 after an epic takedown.
HB 3979 stands out as being among the worst and most egregious bills this session, limiting teaching racism in schools.
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It is unfortunate that TX, a state that prides itself on individual liberty & freedom, is disallowing business to be conducted freely. If we value Constitutional protections, we must repeal these statutes that restrict the fundamental right to freedom of speech
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FUN FACT (but not really) ALERT: Did you know ERCOT literally *just* did a summer assessment and reported we would have less than 1% chance of summer forced outages?
And this is who we trust to manage the reliability of our electrical grid? SMDH!
#txlege
ERCOT has issued a Conservation Alert, and Texans are being asked to safely reduce their electric use.
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A THREAD: Being a mechanical engineer for 25+ years, I love math! I appreciate the fact I get to use it as the proud Representative for Texas House District 135 in the Texas Legislature. So, let’s do a little math.
#DoTheMath
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THREAD: One of the central focuses of our office is always thinking about students and teachers. I am calling for
@GovAbbott
to cancel high stakes testing for the year.
#txlege
#STAARtesting
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We are hard at work to protect your right to vote. Thank you to all the Texans who showed up to stand against voter suppression. We will do whatever it takes to fight for democracy.
#txlege
#SupressionSession
#LetThePeopleVote
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Last night, as we debated the xenophobic bill
#HB4
, the GOP members of the Texas House voted unanimously against the amendment that would have protected rape victims to allow them to report rapists. They also voted to allow the jailing of children under 11 years old.
#txlege
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LATE NIGHT THOUGHTS: Texas Republicans rammed through the process without regard for rules or regular process to justify “election integrity,” after the Texas Secretary of State called the 2020 election, “free, fair, safe and secure.”
#txlege
#JimCrow2_0
#SB7
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Vouchers are a scam that threaten everything we love about our public schools.
We must all come together—Democrats and Republicans, parents and teachers, rural Texans and urban Texans—to protect our neighborhood schools.
#txlege
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"I'm simply going to say that no government - and public school is an extension of government - has ever banned books, and banned information from its public, and been remembered in history as the good guys"
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This is what a high school student told the Granbury ISD school board. Wow.
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6AM Cappuccino
By 7 AM, I'll be at a polling place in NW Harris County to greet voters for day 1 of EARLY VOTE!
Will I see you out there today?
#VoteBlue
#txlege
#EarlyVoting
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Actions have consequences. CFISD Trustee Scott Henry apparently let go from his day job at a company committed to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
Now he needs to apologize to our communities and most importantly he must RESIGN from our CFISD School Board!
#stopracism
@whoopdeduped
@ehanks2208
@NAACP_LDF
@ACLUTx
@miyashay
@EricaGrieder
@ChronFalkenberg
@JoyAnnReid
@chrislhayes
@MomsAGAbbott
@JasmineForUS
We viewed the employee's conduct as inconsistent with who we are as Splunkers and the individual is no longer employed by our company.
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We are debating the Texas voter suppression bill, SB7 (HB6)!
I'm here to stay up all night if I have to, making
#GoodTrouble
!
#LetUsVote
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Blessed are the fact checkers ✔
#txlege
Fact-checking Dan Patrick's false claim that Black Texans are driving COVID surge
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#bytheNumbers
this chart shows an 18.7% increase in gun deaths per capita in TX from 2014 to 2019. In spite of this data, TX continues to weaken gun laws and endanger its population. Now, TX has added permitless carry on top of this horrific trend.
#txlege
#LetsTalkData
#AbbottFailedTexas
Campus carry, open carry, armed teachers, fewer training hours- & soon permitless carry. IT'S NOT WORKING. How about we try mandatory background checks?
#txlege
@momsdemand
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Election Day Today!
Tuesday, May 28th!!
If you have not already, make sure to cast your ballot today!
Today is ELECTION DAY! Polls are open now until 7PM. Visit for more info.
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Hey y'all! This is Odus, Rep. Rosenthal's chief of staff & Kylie, his legislative director. We wanted to sneak onto his twitter and ask you to join us in wishing him a very HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!🥳
We know you agree that our boss is the🐐, so help us show him some love today!
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“We didn’t take shortcuts for this march so we don’t deserve to be shorted with this legislation.” -
#hd135
’s own
@amatcon
She’s making
#GoodTrouble
in Austin today for the Poor People’s Campaign Rally for Democracy! Couldn’t be more proud of our constituent!
#FreedomToVote
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I have stressed the importance of testing and have suggested we use the model South Korea has used to flatten the curve there. We must absolutely do better. Enough talk, we need more action.
#LetsTalkData
#COVID19
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Texas is administering 3,452 tests/MM (per million people)
America as a whole, on average is at 6,978 tests/MM.
New York is testing 20k/MM
Louisiana is testing 18k/MM
Massachusetts, Washington DC and Washington State are all testing at 12k/MM.
#LetsTalkData
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Today I filed HB 1580, creating the Office of Community Violence Intervention and Prevention. Gun violence is a public health crisis, we must tackle aggressively and proactively. I look forward to working with my colleagues on passing this vital piece of legislation.
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I'm proud to co-author the Fully Fund Our Future Act.
Instead of spending our hard-earned tax-dollars on welfare for the wealthy as a private school voucher scam, we should invest in ALL students and FULLY FUND our local schools.
Our TX children deserve nothing less.
#Txlege
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SB 14 is back on the House Floor today.
Today, and every day, I promise to fight for my friends and allies 🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈
#txlege
#TransRightsAreHumanRights
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Yesterday I officially filed to have my name on the ballot next year. It is the honor of a lifetime to serve as your Representative for HD135 and we have plenty of work to do.
Let's GO!!
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Yesterday evening a local store manager told me he was punched in the face last week by an irate mask-less customer who reacted when asked to wear a mask.
What will happen next week?
We should follow the science. Follow CDC guidelines.
#ScienceIsNOTpolitical
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This morning, I joined my Harris County colleagues in writing to Commissioner
@georgepbush
about the recent decision not to allocate any federal funds designated for Harvey relief. The decision was disappointing and we hope to work with him to rectify this situation.
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As I will get sworn in on my bar mitzvah Bible for the 87th opening of the
#txlege
, I’m thinking of all of the
#COVID19
frontline workers who’ve dedicated their lives to protect people like me. I’m ready to fight to make all lives better in
#txhd135
and Texas!
#letsgettowork
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I am honored to announce Vice President
@JoeBiden
and Senator
@KamalaHarris
have just endorsed our campaign! I’m ready to continue the fight in bringing big changes to the Texas State House and am thrilled to have the Vice President’s support.
#HD135
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Today, I'm proud to support and defend the rights of ALL Texans. I stand with these advocates today in solidarity.
#txlege
#LGBTQIA
#TransLivesMatter
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Today is LBJ Day in Texas! He was a giant in Texas & U.S. politics. No president or person is perfect, but we owe him a great deal of gratitude for civil & voting rights acts, the creation of Medicare & Medicaid, and so many investments in our communities.
#LBJDay
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Tonight I voted ‘no’ on HB 1, the Texas House Budget. I don’t take this vote lightly, but I can’t support a bill that doesn’t include a basic allotment increase, a pay raise for teachers, or equitable tax relief. We can’t continue to value a big bank account over Texans.
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I wrote to
@GovAbbott
asking he request the
@USDANutrition
approve to operate the Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Too many Texans are vulnerable and suffering right now and we must exhaust all possible resources available to us.
#txlege
#hd135
#TexasStrong
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This morning, I sent a letter to
@GovAbbott
and Commissioner
@MikeMorath
requesting
@teainfo
issue firm, science-based guidance for schools to safely open this fall. Additionally, I am requesting school districts and local health officials be the primary descision makers.
#txlege
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Honored to stand with
@CarlOShermanTX
as he was featured at the
#GoodTrouble
Vigil for John Lewis this evening at BLM Plaza in DC. So proud to be with HDC Reps
@VikkiGoodwinTX
@BucyForTexas
@SherylCole1
@lina4texas
@RepMorales145
@repmaryann
@ErinForYall
@VotePennyShaw
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Case in point ❤️
FYI:
Latinas date nerdy white guys in Texas errday.
Not a big deal 😉
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We’ve talked a lot about protecting kids this session. Tomorrow, I will layout HB 924, which will end child marriage with no exceptions or loopholes. THIS is what we should be focused on if we want to protect Texas children.
#txlege
#endchildmarriage
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TOMORROW: House Democrats will join with Texans across the state to make clear to Governor Abbott: Don’t Mess with Texas Public Schools.
Join us in Houston tomorrow at 3:00 p.m. at the Hattie Mae White Center!
#txlege
#NoVouchers
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If the focus were on forwarding truly popular policy, then you would want MORE voter participation, not less.
#SB7
is bad for Texas because it is a bold effort to silence the voices of certain Texas voters. Protecting Texans is my job by any means necessary.
#GoodTrouble
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Hey y’all, Kylie here! I’m Rep Rosenthal’s Legislative Director. I wanted to give some more information about why the
@TexasHDC
decided to break quorum in order to block a slate of harmful voter intimidation measures.
#txlege
#LetThePeopleVote
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Grateful for the community showing up tonight! We must ALL stand together in the face of oppression. The proposed anti-LGBTQiA policy would be dangerous and illegal, but most importantly it would put young lives at risk.
Rep.
@Jon_RosenthalTX
has a long track record of speaking up for LGBTQIA+ equality in Texas. Thank you for showing up today in Katy ISD!
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Today, on All in for Equality Day, my office served as a safe space for advocates. Thank you so much for your courageous advocacy and for brightening my office today. I am honored to know you and serve as an ally and accomplice to your efforts!
#txlege
#yallmeansall
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Public education was the first issue to draw me to politics, so I was full of joy to have educators and administration from Cy-Fair ISD in my office today! I'm all in to support our schools, educators, and support personnel who are devoted to our kids and our schools!
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As many of you know, the weather was just the beginning. Our neighbors will have to deal with the damages this disaster has created. Our office and many community leaders are putting together efforts to help folks who have been effected. This thread has resources to help.
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The TX House Dems are so grateful for your support
@poweredxpeople
! Glad to have the PEOPLE with us, and together we will stay in this fight to protect the most fundamental of rights, the right to VOTE!!
#GoodTrouble
#LetThePeopleVote
#txlege
“O'Rourke, whose national profile soared in 2018 as he campaigned to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), has helped raise more than $525,000 to cover the Texas Democratic legislators' expenses during their stay in Washington, D.C.”
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Thank you
@ChrisGTurner
@DiegoBernalTX
@Senfronia4Texas
@jessicafortexas
for representing Texas Democrats tonight and pointing out the harmful truth HB 3 would do to our state
#LetThePeopleVote
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This morning we filed a bill allowing for voters to turn in their completed mail in ballots at a polling location during early vote and/or Election Day! We should be making voting easier and more accessible. This bill will do its small part in doing so.
#txlege
@dtrautman
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As a mechanical engineer, we check and recheck to make sure it's right. Politicians don't even check once. If they did, they'd see teachers are underpaid, healthcare is expensive and the economy isn't working for everyone. We need an engineer to check the politicians.
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Today I'm incredibly proud to have received an endorsement from
@BarackObama
! This election is one of the most important elections in our lifetime, and I'll need your support to win in November. Join our campaign
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This morning we met with the Texas Retired Teachers Association who support our actions to defend voting rights.
I co-authored HB 3507, the retired teachers 13th check that was killed during the 87th regular session by the Republican majority Calendars committee.
#txlege
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