Sara Cress 😎
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Writer, social media pro. Politics. Flood survivor. Animal foster. Past: Houston Chronicle, @cghollins , @centerpoint , @HarrisVotes , @mayoradler , @onebreathhou .
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Texas has a 30-day waiting period between registering to vote and being able to vote.
Want to buy a gun? No waiting period.
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This is TIRED. I'd much rather see bars take a hard line against harassment in their establishments than being smug about the particulars of young women's speaking patterns.
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I need everyone in this country to understand that Texas' attorney general is threatening and suing blue counties that are trying to increase voter registration.
It's absolutely insane to me that this is just how we do things in Texas.
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as a former centerpoint comms employee that struggled with the bureaucracy there when communicating about outages: oh my god
The Whataburger app works as a power outage tracker, handy since the electric company doesn't show a map.
Still nearly 1.9 million power outages.
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This morning one of our foster kittens was limping and it worried me. I took him in to the clinic and the official diagnosis was “being dramatic.”
He’s fine tonight.
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We are ONE MONTH AWAY from the voter registration deadline in Texas. You must be registered to vote by Oct. 7.
Indeed, there is a 30-day waiting period between registering and voting in Texas. Incidentally, there is no such waiting period to buy a gun in Texas.
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I am begging
@ColinAllredTX
to hire better campaign folks. Defeating Ted Cruz is possible, but your comms are terrible and not breaking through.
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40 states allow online voter registration. Texas does not.
You can, however, buy a gun online, no problem.
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People keep telling me things about this bar and I don’t care. This isn’t about THIS bar. This is about policing language all around us.
This sign could be anywhere and it shouldn’t be anywhere.
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In Texas, you can buy liquor in a drive-thru.
Texas banned drive-thru voting this year.
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Other Texas waiting periods:
Divorce - 60 days
Marriage - 72 hours after marriage license
Abortion - 24 hours
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Motion to rename "primaries" to "semifinals" so people will actually understand what's going on.
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It’s astounding how a mattress salesman with a gambling problem has Houstonians fooled into thinking he’s just a harmless guy with a generous spirit.
Charity isn’t the solution to our problems. A working social safety net is, and he pours his money into candidates that erode it.
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I grew up in Pasadena and Deer Park, and I am so angry that this is allowed to keep happening. I am begging voters in this area to vote for Crews. Briscoe Cain is not on your side, does not care about your health or well-being.
#HD128
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Why do I point all this out? Because voting in Texas is not easy by design. Every hurdle they throw at a potential voter who might not be engaged politically is a sort of wound, and each one adds up.
Which is how we end up with the state leadership that we have.
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As someone who lost her home today in the
#TexasFlood
, I urge you to take some precautions tonight that we failed to take. 1/?
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Tell me again how Texas women can vote our way out of this.
#BREAKING
: The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a decision barring emergency abortions that violate the law in Texas, which has one of the country's strictest abortion bans.
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Mattress Mack believes Houston is “besieged by criminals” and that everyone is afraid to live here, so I don’t know why our newspaper treats him like our city’s fun grandpa.
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Our power is back! Thanks to the many levels of crews that made this happen, and if your power is still out, I hope it is restored very soon.
I saw a bumper sticker today that said “I hope something good happens to you today.” It did.
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I should make clear, this is in NYC. Not our beloved Continental Clubs here in Texas.
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Are you in the military stationed elsewhere and need to vote by mail? Good luck getting your ballot past Texas' new laws!
Are you in the military and trying to do literally anything else in Texas? Please, just take what you'd like. No, it's on us. Thank you for your service.
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I took a training today to register people to vote. I urge you to do the same, wherever you are. And apply to work at your polling centers, because the Jan. 6 weirdos sure are.
Byee.
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It's very easy to be white and have all of the means necessary to live a comfortable life and be a proud, lifelong voter. It's VERY EASY.
It is NOT easy for many others. The white patriarchal system allows you to vote, but only if you follow their very precise, random rules.
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Late-term abortion is always a medical emergency. It's always a medical emergency. Fuck you,
@tedcruz
.
#TXSenateDebate
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Sometimes I worry that
@JortsTheCat
isn’t real. I legit worry. I need you to be real, Jorts.
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And then! If you inadvertently break any of these rules? You're going to jail. Ken Paxton will personally see to it that your weird signature, your different language, your genuine misunderstanding, your disability turns into the worst decision of your life: to dare to vote.
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I used to work for CenterPoint, so please listen to me: PREPARE TO BE WITHOUT POWER FOR AT LEAST A WEEK.
The damage is extensive. We were essentially hit by a hurricane out of nowhere.
It’s going to be 90 degrees by Saturday. Make plans.
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There’s a group in Houston making these amazing fiber banners to create awareness around the HISD takeover. It’s really cool.
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I'm really mad tonight. I'm mad at the dismissive jerks who try to belittle my weather anxiety and PTSD. I'm mad at a state government that absolutely REFUSES to adapt to climate change even though it is very clearly affecting our economic viability and livability.
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I have loads of panic laundry to go before the night is out, but I have prepared myself a panic bloody mary and it's time to panic some more while I consider how many times in my life of nearly 40 years in Houston I have spent in the days of unease before a storm.
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Oh no, I came back.
Here's an informative piece on voter registration by
@davidlitt
: "In Texas, voter registration is a direct legacy of Jim Crow."
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@CBPChrisMagnus
You don’t have a social media problem. You have a personnel and culture problem.
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Republicans calling a Harris-Walz ticket "dangerous" is like John Whitmire being afraid to shop at the River Oaks Kroger.
America is at a crossroads, and the Kamala Harris-Tim Walz ticket represents a dangerous path for our nation.
Harris and Walz's far-left agenda threatens our constitutional freedoms, economic prosperity, and national security. Their policies would:
Undermine Law & Order:
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If Texans want to be honest about their "freedom" with regard to guns, they need to also release their vice-grip on voting.
It's all intellectual dishonesty, I know. I just can't understand anyone who naively believes it should be easier to buy a gun than to vote.
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Thank you,
@HoustonTX
! Came outside to find our downed tree cut up and is being picked up right now! This is amazing.
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And this, by
@cd_hooks
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"...thriving elections have never been of particular concern to state leaders. Rather, dismal participation rates are a feature, not a bug."
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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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My concerns as a Texan:
1. infrastructure so I don't die here
2. reproductive healthcare so my friends don't die here
3. working public schools so my nieces can thrive and enjoy life here
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???. trans girls in gym locker rooms? wtf
@ColinAllredTX
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🧵 Our house is more prepared for hurricane season than most because of Harvey, but after this round of weather mess, we are adding to our kit. I will list here everything that has come in handy this time around if you need to build your emergency kit.
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Those of us who visit border areas should step up, too. I’ve rarely felt such peace than when standing right here looking directly at the Texas/Mexico border. The way Abbott uses this area to whip up fear in Texans is ridiculous.
These are the only images that Abbott shares of border communities.
He sees us as a political prop. He wants the rest of the country to see us as a threat.
If you're from a border town, share your favorite photos of your hometown here.
Show Abbott what we're really about.
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I'm not trying to be an influencer, a professional dunker. I've worked in communications my whole life. I've worked in elections and politics the past few years. I see what the weaknesses are and why Texas is the way it is. Hell, I know why Uvalde is the way it is.
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My phone is LITERALLY exploding from this viral post. It’s almost smoking it’s so hot.
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More facts you can use about CenterPoint. CenterPoint Energy was created when the Texas legislature split utilities and generation to create a competitive energy market. Prior to this, the utility was Houston Lighting and Power.
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Our anniversary art purchase for the year is this. Now I have to find out why it was made. Circa 1990, produced by Harvey Hutter & Co. Art by Saul Steinberg, known for his work for The New Yorker.
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I’m getting a fair amount of heat on here for even bringing up our state leaders and climate change after yet another natural disaster.
It does matter who is in charge. It matters who is creating policy. It matters who appoints regulatory agency heads.
A heat index of 105 and millions without power in Southeast Texas. But some of y'all keep acting like it doesn't matter who's in charge. I've covered hurricanes and Texas leadership for decades so I can tell you: It matters.
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Oof. This is a runaway train. A few more thoughts for the trolls:
I ain’t moving. I’ve grown up here, my family is here, my work is here, I pay taxes here, I contribute to the economy here, I work for equity and justice here. I am as Texan as you.
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"Texas is among the United States' top states for business, according to an influential annual ranking, but it ranks dead last for "quality of life" for the second year in a row."
Yeah, no shit.
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Texans are NOT OK. This week is going to be a maze of trying to focus on work/getting kids back to school while trying to feed ourselves without water to wash our dishes, finding places to do laundry, finding places to bathe, finding water to simply keep hydrated.
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wtf is this Ted Cruz ad where a legless veteran says Colin Allred wants kids to get transgender surgery in the military? Is this politics Mad-Libs?
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Fuck all of you downplaying this.
@saracress
A Category 1? Long-term residents call that Monday.
But do evacuate low-lying areas.
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I posted in our neighborhood Buy Nothing group that I hadn’t really prepared for Christmas and didn’t have any dessert if anyone had too much. A neighbor dropped this Goode Co. pecan pie off on our porch this morning.
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Lei Low is doing a Pride menu of drinks inspired by Houston’s past gay bars. This is the Guava Lamp. $2 of each drink is donated to the Montrose Center!
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Didn't feel great to get the email from CenterPoint saying "storm approaching" and to expect power outages.
From a mild tropical storm? ARE YOU GUYS NEW HERE?
I swear to fucking god if this pathetic little tropical wave knocks out the power men in very expensive suits should go to TDC.
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This makes me SO MAD. In 1994, I got to perform at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans with the Deer Park marching band. We had so much fun, and it was so cool to see another city. It wasn't dangerous at all. I really hate Mike Miles for taking this away from these kids.
🧵The Waltrip High School Roaring Red Ram Band was one of five national teams selected to perform at the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans in 2025.
❌But after fundraising for a year, parents told Chron that Houston ISD has declined to approve the trip.
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"Let voters make these decisions" DOESN'T HAPPEN IN TEXAS. WE CANNOT VOTE ON THIS. WE CANNOT GET ABORTION CARE HERE.
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Can I break the internet with Bologna in a vintage Barbie Beauty Bath?
#fosterkitten
#barbie
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All we did in Harris County was make voting convenient during a pandemic and encourage people to vote. Period.
Yesterday, multiple Texas House Republicans told me that the elections bill will cement GOP control of the state...
#txlege
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I am begging you to have a talk with your friends about the upcoming mayoral race. John Whitmire wanting to bring in DPS to police the city is NOT GOOD, FOLKS.
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We need some better I Voted sticker options in Harris County. Here's my first suggestion.
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This is a terrifying storm, and I was not prepared mentally for it, if that’s even possible.
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Hmm. Who wants to Space Force cosplay with me at the Johnson Space Center next week?
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I think that's all I have for now. Just take it more seriously than I did, ok? Promise me that. I could have done this much better.
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We need to have conversations about systemic oppression in this country. That’s the conversation I started here and I hope you will continue it in your circles, with actual people, not other Twitter accounts. You can do that by volunteering and by working in campaigns.
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Texas has spent $148 million busing migrants to other parts of the country but we don't have the budget to help students living in poverty in the state's largest school district get access to "clothes, food and mental health services."
For this upcoming year, HISD has cut close to 60% (~170) of wraparound service specialists, 60% (~50) of college advisors and every single Special Education social worker
Save our schools from Miles and the board of managers.
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Mike Miles IS an incompetent superintendent, but the root of the problem is Greg Abbott. If we oust Miles, we'll get another of Abbott's toadies. We must put pressure on Abbott and the
#txlege
.
When are we marching on Austin?
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Beto, bless him, isn’t the solution to the deep-seated white supremacy in this state. There’s so much to unravel, and it’s not going to unravel because of one guy.
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While I have you here, here are Texans running for statewide office that you should follow and support:
@LukeWarfordTX
— TX RR commissioner
@RochelleMGarza
— running against Paxton
@jay4txland
— running for TX land commissioner
@CollierForTexas
— running against Dan Patrick
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I no longer remember how I survived 2.5 weeks without power after Ike. I’m losing my mind on night three.
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I cannot stress enough how excited I am for our first fall front. I bought plants to replace the stuff that fried in August. I bought red flowers. I bought a pumpkin-shaped fall candle. I bought two orange mums. I'm going to make apple crisp.
All this for a high of 85.
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His brother is nearly twice is size and stands in the wet food and covers himself in it to keep everyone else away. I’d be dramatic, too.
Good luck to the person that adopts this absolute beast.
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A very special kind of pride to see Will Ferrell helping to get out the vote in Houston today. Who knows if he remembers us, but I think we get to claim him as a friend forever.
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Waiting for the storm stories:
Went to Heights HEB just now. Everything moving along at a brisk pace. People buying frozen pizzas and the snack aisles were picked over, but nothing out of stock.
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Chad and I did an advent calendar with good memories from 2021 and read them all today. The only memory outside of our immediate lives was
@PFTompkins
on
@GLucasTalkShow
, so we rewatched it tonight. Best content of 2021.
Me not having cancer also made our favorite memories.
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I'm deciding to pick on Dan Crenshaw for his vote against protecting access to contraception. How does a 38-year-old married straight man without children get to be a 38-year-old married straight man without children?
Usually contraception.
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We were creating a robust crisis comms process 2012-2018. I think everyone on my team was either laid off, reorganized or left? We tried our best, I swear.
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I finished
@DrJenGunter
’s Menopause Manifesto and I’m really grateful to have a clear idea of what’s ahead and how much of the health practices I already know are the ones I need to really work on becoming absolute habit — a gift for my future self.
Highly recommended.
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UPDATE TO THE UPDATE: power is back, baby. Every appliance rang out with their little chimes. Now to clean up this disaster house.
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The idea of the state of Texas being in control of EVERYTHING in my life and the lives of my young nieces freaks me tf out.
When the GOP says they want to move something “back to the states” you’re about to lose some rights
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Plan for 2022: build a Little Banned Library for our front yard. 😎
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Losing everything changes you. It radicalizes you. It forces you to see how fragile society is. How underfunded government is. How selfish others are. How soon you can become the "out of sight out of mind" person or family.
The rage comes hard and fast and you don't expect it.
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The comments are all, “I can’t believe this happened!” Maybe because it didn’t?
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ANOTHER white yuppie bar that looks the rest of the street of white yuppie bars is being built behind our neighborhood only this one has a mural being painted that says WELCOME TO AUSTIN 𝓘𝓷 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓗𝓮𝓲𝓰𝓱𝓽𝓼 and I just…
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Because I have a lot of nervous energy right now, I'm going to tweet some hurricane tips for those who haven't been through it before. First, let's start with your hurricane kit.
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