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As the election approaches, we think back to Trump's election in 2016, the immediate fear that he'd clear the way to attacks on reproductive rights - and those fears quickly coming true. Great talk with Austin City Council Member Paige Ellis:
@paigejellis
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BREAKING: As
@GovAbbott
reopens the state in the midst of a rising infection and death rate, leaked audio from a call with Texas Legislators reveals that he knows reopening puts more Texans at risk.
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We are LOVING these archives of Texas legends Barbara Jordan and Ann Richards.
#DemConvention
#TexasIsTheBiggestBattlegroundState
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The Texas GOP mailed ballot applications to their voters, but they tried to stop anyone else from doing the same thing.
They don’t even try to hide the hypocrisy anymore. 🙄
#GoVoteTexas
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This is gross and deeply disturbing.
We have to vote Abbott out of office. Our state cannot take anymore of his extremism.
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Are y’all going to keep wearing your masks despite what
#GovernorCOVID
has to say about it? 😷
Yes Yes Yes
👇 👇 👇
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Next up:
@0liviajulianna
"Not one to back down from a fight, she used the spotlight to organize for abortion funds and call out Republicans for bad politics and bad behavior. She’s taken her activism to the national level proving that both she and Gen Z are political forces..."
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In a statement Monday,
@0liviajulianna
wrote that Gaetz "should worry less about what abortion rights activists are doing and more about whether or not he's going to end up behind bars for his indiscretions and misconduct." 🔥🔥
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“Unless we Texans demand accountability from our elected leaders, stay engaged until it happens, & track progress this legislative session on reforms, nothing will change.”
A great editorial from
@HoustonChron
. Texans need answers.
#txlege
#AbbottBlackout
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Plot twist: Greg Abbott is defunding the police.
#txlege
Abbott said the money would be taken from the budgets of other Texas agencies, including nearly $210 million from the state’s Health and Human Services Commission over two years and about $160 million from the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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@LinaHidalgoTX
currently speaking with voting rights activists, organizers, and Texans who showed up today to speak out against voter suppression.
#txlege
#SuppressionSession
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Imagine if Gov. Abbott hadn't rushed the reopening process. Imagine if he had listened to experts & metrics instead of donors & Trump.
Texans are dying because Abbott failed them. And now, our economy is going to be even worse off b/c of his decisions.
#txlege
#TexasCOVID19
#BREAKING
: Gov. Greg Abbott is shutting down all bars in Texas immediately and reducing occupancy at restaurants.
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Ted Cruz says he’s “certainly looking at” running for president in 2024. Because leaving for Cancun during a crisis and blaming it on your daughters is a great sign of presidential leadership.
#HumansAgainstTedCruz
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.
@BetoORourke
to Texans who’ve been waiting hours to testify against voter suppression legislation: “We’re here to support you with as many carbohydrates as you need.”
#txlege
#SuppressionSession
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We’re here today at the
#BansOffOurBodies
Rally for abortion rights.
Follow along with us as we share some powerful moments of resistance from Texans speaking out for abortion care ⬇️
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Abortion is safe.
Abortion is necessary.
Abortion is a right.
Abortion is health care.
Don't let the
#txlege
restrict
#abortion
access. Submit comments against extremist anti-abortion bills HB 1515, 1280, 2337, 2313, 3218 and 3760 here:
#TXDeservesBetter
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.
@JohnCornyn
's unwavering support of Brett Kavanaugh is just one more reason he needs to go in 2020!
#2020Election
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An amazing crowd here at the
#RallyForAbortionJustice
.
Try as they may, anti-abortion extremists will not keep us down. We will continue to rise up and fight for our human rights. Abortion is essential health care.
#BansOffOurBodies
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@BetoORourke
now testifying against the Jim Crow Act (
#SB7
). This bill has nothing to do with election integrity and everything to do with voter suppression. It would disproportionately impact people of color and voters w/ disabilities.
#txlege
#TXDeservesBetter
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Breaking:
@BetoORourke
to announce plans to run for governor in 2022.
He'll need a strong ticket - who should run for the down-ballot offices? LG, AG, Comptroller, Ag. Commissioner, Land Commissioner, and Railroad Commissioner.
#txlege
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Gov. Abbott told reporters that Texas will work to eliminate all rapists. Except, as a justice on the Texas Supreme Court, he didn’t do that at all.
#TXDeservesBetter
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.
@GregAbbott_TX
’s announcement is a slap in the face to any Texans who have lost loved ones or suffered because of this disease. Please continue to take COVID seriously. Please wear a mask. This is far from over.
#MaskUp
#AbbottFailedTexas
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Congratulations to
@ChrystaForTexas
for winning her Democratic primary runoff!
We look forward to supporting Castañeda in the general election. We need a leader on the Texas Railroad Commission who will fight for Texans and for the environment.
#TXRRC
#txlege
#texasrunoff
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We found
@jamestalarico
at the Texas Democratic Convention and asked him: How do you feel when you see Ted Cruz? Do you agree?
#HumansAgainstTedCruz
#TedCruz
#Texas
#Progressive
#JamesTalarico
#TXDems24
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Greg Abbott is trying to blame immigrants for our COVID numbers. He can find the real culprit if he looks in the mirror.
#txlege
#AbbottFailedTexas
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🚨 BREAKING: We just filed complaints w/ the Texas Ethics Commission against The Heritage Foundation and its C4 arm, Heritage Action for America, for failing to register as lobbyists in the 2021
#txlege
session.
More info here:
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NEW: Beto O’Rourke raised over $7.2 million in the first 46 days of his campaign from more than 115,600 contributions.
No Democratic campaign in the state’s history has raised more money during the opening days of their race.
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Gov. Abbott set the precedent to let this happen, yet somehow finds a way to attack Beto.
No Greg, you own this. This is what you wanted, right? No right is safe b/c of
#SB8
, even the ones you so disturbingly cherish. Take responsibility for your own creation.
This is exactly what Beto would do if elected Governor of Texas.
I won't let that happen.
Texas is a pro-Second Amendment state--and will stay that way.
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Greg Abbott: Don’t want a vaccine? That’s fine, you can make your own health decisions!
Also Greg Abbott: Need an abortion? Sorry, we just banned abortion in Texas because you can't make your own health decisions.
#txlege
#AbortionIsHealthcare
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Abbott: “I don’t know what herd immunity is, but … it looks like it could be very close to herd immunity.”
Actual expert: “There is no way on God’s green earth that Texas is anywhere even close to herd immunity.”
Trust science, not Abbott. 🤦
#txlege
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From the Daily Dispatch: as another Arctic blast bears down on Texas,
@ERCOT_ISO
's former CEO testifies under oath that Governor Abbott ordered prices held at maximum during the Uri crisis in '21 - which Abbott has denied. Podcast:
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Once again, Greg Abbott is making it harder to keep Texans safe from COVID.
We're tired of saying it, but Texans deserve better! And not only do we deserve better, we NEED better. Clearly Abbott is not going to rest until we're all sick or dead.
#AbbottFailedTexasAgain
Just in:
@GovAbbott
issues executive order saying “no entity in Texas” can mandate COVID-19 vaccination, broadening previous executive order.
He’s also adding the issue to the current special session call.
#txlege
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Gov. Abbott names John Scott as interim AG awaiting Paxton’s impeachment trial. 🚩
If that name is familiar, that’s because you recall Scott was Abbott’s voter purger and Big Lie election denier Texas secretary of state. 🚩
John Scott refresher:
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“If we register in numbers and turn out in numbers, even with a rigged system – and we should acknowledge that it’s rigged – and even with the deck that is stacked, there’s still a way to prevail.” -
@BetoORourke
👏👏👏
#FlipTexasBlue
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“Texas has been found to violate the Voting Rights Act of 1965 every decade since it’s passage. We can not out-mobilize racist gerrymandering.”
In front of the nation,
@txblackcaucus
Chair
@NicoleCollier95
detailed how voter suppression efforts threaten TX voters.
#txlege
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@GregAbbott_TX
's special session agenda was so toxic, TX Dems had no choice but to leave.
In addition to stopping anti-voter bills, the “flyout” will help prevent movement on other items like the GOP’s attacks on trans kids, medication
#abortion
, bail reform, and more.
#txlege
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🚨 BREAKING: The Biden administration rescinded Texas' Medicaid expansion waiver, which TX Republicans have abused while never intending to expand the program.
It’s time the
#txlege
do what’s right for Texans and finally expand Medicaid.
#TXDeservesBetter
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Ted Cruz is launching his farewell tour tonight. As a gift, let's get
#HumansAgainstTedCruz
trending on here.
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Final count: Texas shatters early vote record with 9,669,246 ballots cast!
We’re at 108% turnout of the 2016 total vote and we still have Election Day in front of us.
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Republicans have ignored the issues Texans care about most to appeal to a far-right base that does not represent the majority.
92% of Texans are concerned about our state’s future, & for good reason. We have to vote for change & get rid of Abbott in 2022!
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Thank you Rep.
@DonnaHowardTX
for speaking the truth about
#SB4
:
"I'm really tired of every single session, having to come up here to debate what a woman can do with her own body and her own destiny... There have always been abortions, & there always will be abortions."
#txlege
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"In Texas, the problem we face is not a lack of school choice but a lack of giving schools what they need to best serve our kids."
@TMFtx
@ExpressNews
Texas has plenty of school choice, but lags in education resources
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Beto: “Tell me what county you’re from.”
Audience: (yells out a mish mash of counties)
Beto: “I’ve been there!”
@BetoORourke
@texasdemocrats
#tdp18
#tdp2018
#turntexasblue
#txlege
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1 year ago today, Ted Cruz left Texas for Cancun.
Never forget who was here for us when tragedy hit, and who abandoned Texans the first chance they got.
#TedFled
#CancunCruz
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Every Texas parent needs to understand two things:
1 - Gun violence is now the leading cause of death for Texas kids, and
2 - The Texas GOP has refused to do ANYTHING to change that.
@RolandForTexas
, THANK YOU for your hard work for Texas children.
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Greg Abbott wouldn’t save thousands of lives if it meant losing him a single vote with his far-right base. Texas deserves better.
#txlege
#TXDeservesBetter
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We're heading into 2022 with one thing on our mind - kicking Abbott out of office.
That means our New Year's Resolution won't be the same as usual. We're committing to unloading Abbott off the backs of Texans, the ultimate weight-loss goal.
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If you flipped just 10,784 votes in 2020, Democrats would have taken control of the Texas House. Winning Texas is within our reach — as long as we keep organizing and pushing for progressive values! 💙
#FlipTexasBlue
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Beto has arrived at the
#txlege
& is speaking with voting rights activists protesting against voter suppression bill HB 6.
#HB6
#ProtectYourVote
#txdeservesbetter
@betoorourke
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Texas Congressional Dems are asking U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to investigate discriminatory voting laws in our state. It’s time we put an end to racist voter suppression in Texas!
#TXDeservesBetter
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After asking Biden for help w/ COVID, Abbott is suing to stop crucial efforts to prevent the spread.
Across the country, GOP governors are speaking out of both sides of their mouths by minimizing the surge & rejecting common-sense policies then requesting aid for their failures.
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.
@JohnCornyn
's response to this pandemic has been shameful. Texans deserve better.
#COVID19
#CoronaCornyn
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“You’re damn right I left Texas, and I’m glad I did. You know why? I left Texas to give my people the right to vote without being infringed upon.” -
@Senfronia4Texas
in her powerful testimony for voting rights in Texas. 👏👏👏
#txlege
#SuppressionSession
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Attacking children is the lowest low.
Abbott & Paxton are throwing trans kids under the bus to distract from other issues plaguing our state.
Not only should they lose in Nov., we have to destroy them at the ballot box. We must send a message that Texans will not tolerate hate.
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Ted Cruz is shedding donors left and right, facing attacks from both sides of the aisle, and losing the support of any Texan who cares about our country and democracy.
It’s time for Ted Cruz to go.
#RemoveCruz
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🔴 LIVE: We’re at the TX Capitol to rally against the six week abortion ban, a cruel & extreme attack on our rights.
Thousands of Texans from across the state are using their voices to rise up & defend abortion. Follow along for updates!
Tune in:
#txlege
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Abbott would rather be leading a “revolt against Biden” than actually leading our state through an energy crisis, health care crisis, gun violence epidemic, and more.
#txlege
#AbbottFailedTexas
#TXDeservesBetter
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Gov. Abbott ordered the shutdown of six points of entry along the border yesterday, apparently before even checking if that's something he can do. To be clear, it isn't.
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Dear Abbott,
Texans don't want a lot for Christmas
There is just one thing we need
We don't care about the presents
Underneath the Christmas tree
Make our wish come true
All we want for Christmas is...
a reliable energy grid
#FixTheDamnGrid
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@PatrickSvitek
@GovAbbott
Republicans want you to have an ID to vote, but not an ID to get a gun.
#txlege
🙄
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"First it was CRT. Then it was trans kids playing sports. Now it’s...drag? None of these things fix inflation, bring healthcare costs down, or save kids from gun violence. It’s just the fear tactic of the month for the GOP." - Sen. Mallory McMorrow
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What
#txlege
wasted time on this week:
- Anti-abortion bills (including a 6-week ban)
- Anti-trans bills that would deny life-saving care
- Voter suppression bills
- Permitless carry
What TX legislators did NOT do:
- Fix the energy grid
- Expand Medicaid
- Provide COVID relief
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It’s not complicated. Gov. Abbott knows GOP policies are to blame for the teacher shortage. TX should:
👉PAY TEACHERS MORE
👉increase school funding
👉put an end to education culture wars
👉stop attacking students
👉secure the futures of retired teachers
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BREAKING: The Texas House just voted to pass
#SB8
, one of the most extreme abortion restrictions in the nation. The bill would ban abortion at 6 weeks, before most people know they’re pregnant.
The fight over this unconstitutional ban is far from over.
#txlege
#TXDeservesBetter
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In this photo Ted Cruz has no apron and his clothes have no sign of oil or meat, yet we are supposed to believe he prepared and/or is serving brisket?
This is what happens when Texas elects a Senator who was born in Canada.
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The entire budget for the
#txlege
: Vetoed ❌
Anti-dog chaining bill: Vetoed ❌
Dating violence prevention bill: Vetoed ❌
Prohibition on testimony induced by hypnosis: Vetoed ❌
We need a governor, not a dictator.
#AbbottFailedTexas
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Rep. Texas Senator
@DonHuffines
berating students and parents as "selfish" for daring to question him on school vouchers.
#txlege
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BREAKING: In a 7-2 opinion, the Supreme Court rejects a challenge to the individual mandate of the Affordable Care Act, spearheaded by Texas' indicted-AG Ken Paxton.
This is a major win for the ACA, keeping health care accessible to millions of Americans.
#SCOTUS
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Resign. Now. This is on you. You enabled Trump. You stoked the flames. Take responsibility, you coward.
Stop stoking division.
Stop spreading hatred.
Stop using malicious rhetoric (such as false & reckless charges of “sedition”).
Stop showing contempt for the half of the country that disagrees with you.
Violence is wrong. We can do better. We are one Nation.
#EPluribusUnum
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If you're hot and angry, remember who had the power to do something about this and refused.
@GovAbbott
@DanPatrick
@DadePhelan
were busy attacking trans kids, abortion, and the right to vote during the
#txlege
session. And now Texans are being forced to pay the price.
#txlege
ERCOT has issued a Conservation Alert, and Texans are being asked to safely reduce their electric use.
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Texans have lost out on Medicaid expansion, COVID relief, and a solution to our energy grid, all because the GOP has prioritized voter suppression and culture war distractions over the issues that really matter to our state. 🤬
#txlege
#TexasDeservesBetter
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Texans across the state are supporting the TX House Democrats' walkout — including
@WillieNelson
,
@BetoORourke
, and the voting rights advocates still fighting for our democracy from home.
Don't mess with Texas voters! 👏👏👏
#txlege
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Even though it's required by state law, TX's indicted AG Ken Paxton is refusing to disclose his property addresses to the TX Ethics Commission. We've got to kick this man out of office, y'all.
Vote for
@RochelleMGarza
in the runoffs & again in November!
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Just a few months ago, 700 Texans died in a historic winter storm that crumbled our power infrastructure. But Greg Abbott and Dan Patrick are focused on banning history lessons instead of fixing the grid.
#txlege
#TXDeservesBetter
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GOP “Leadership” 101:
1. Be warned about a major crisis
2. Ignore and deny, call everyone alarmists
3. Crisis occurs and way more people are harmed than was necessary
4. Deflect to culture war
5. Repeat.
Sound about right,
@GovAbbott
@tedcruz
@JohnCornyn
?
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@GregAbbott_TX
, our energy grid almost failed yesterday & it’s only June. What’s your plan to make sure Texans can keep the lights + A/C on?
Oh right, you’re too focused on suppressing our vote & trying to build a border wall.
#txlege
#AbbottFailedTexas
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.
@BetoORourke
currently testifying against anti-trans bill SB 29 in the Texas Senate State Affairs Committee.
This bill discriminates against trans students and puts their lives at risk. Senators must oppose this hurtful legislation.
#txlege
#TXDeservesBetter
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Texans shouldn’t have to stockpile groceries like we're prepping for the apocalypse every time the weather gets below freezing.
We deserve peace of mind, but Greg Abbott robbed us of that when he refused to
#FixtheDamnGrid
.
How confident are Texans that the power grid is fixed? Ahead of the freeze tomorrow/Thursday, every line at my local grocery store stretches the length of the building, and everyone is buying canned food.
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@evanasmith
@JohnCornyn
@realDonaldTrump
Cornyn doesn’t get to hold Trump’s purse for four years and then pretend that he wasn’t a part of things.
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In Texas:
- You only have to be 18 to purchase a gun.
- There is no minimum age to possess firearms and no permit required for owning them.
- There is no ban on assault weapons and permitless carry was recently legalized.
This is Greg Abbott's Texas.
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Powerful words from
@RepWalle
confronting Cody Harris on stopping
#HB4
debate. The current proposal would mandate a 10-year min sentencing for anyone who provides transporation to an undocumented immigrant.
You're right, it hurts us personally.
#Texas
#SpecialSession
#txlege
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The Supreme Court of Texas wouldn’t rule on the Governor’s veto of
#txlege
funding for two months, but ruled on arresting Dems in less than 24 hours 🙄
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This was less than a week ago. Even milk ages better than this.
#txlege
Everything that needed to be done was done to fix the power grid in Texas.
Today, I signed bills into LAW to reform ERCOT & weatherize & improve the reliability of the state's power grid.
Thanks
@KHancock4TX
,
@DrSchwertner
, &
@chrispaddie
for your leadership on these issues.
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