135 people have died in Texas prisons since June 1. That is breathtaking. kxan.com/news/texas/135…

It is telling that Ken Paxton doesn’t have the courage to swear an oath and testify about what happened here. He refused to be deposed in the whistleblower case and now won’t even set foot in the Texas Senate. Innocent people don’t behave this way. #txlege

"Texas May Execute a Man Based on a Scrapped Medical Theory": Must-read opinion piece by John Grisham about the tragic case of Robert Roberson Innocence Project Wall Street Journal Opinion John Grisham wsj.com/articles/texas…

A thread of questions I sent the TDCJ that they did not answer - How frequently will inmates have access to respite during the lockdown? 🧵 shorturl.at/bchMY

It's almost like Republican leaders don't care about mothers, the unborn, the recently born, cancer patients, or the elderly.

Yeah, and this -- austinchronicle.com/daily/news/202…

Voucher update: I am hearing Abbott's office is dug in on vouchers. ISDs who want more money (limited as it is) are going to have to agree to vouchers, and not just the voucher lite program the House is drafting. #txlege #txed

EXCLUSIVE: In four months, two longtime associates of Mayor Kirk Watson and Interim City Manager Jesús Garza were paid nearly $150,000 for vaguely defined consulting services, without authorization from City Council. austinchronicle.com/news/2023-09-1…

Threats of violence from Moms for Liberty

Greg Abbott is outraged by false report that Leander ISD is refusing to hand out the Constitution. Unclear how familiar Abbott is with the Constitution, given # of unconstitutional bills he's signed, but whatever Brant Bingamon t.ly/fJqg8

In his tele townhall, Greg Abbott says if vouchers don't pass in an October special, he’ll call another, and then he’ll send it to the voters in GOP primaries: "There’s any easy way to get it done, and there’s a hard way. Either way, I’m in this to win this.” #txlege

Here's one I'm pretty pleased with. I got to speak with these amazing, inspirational queer people. They're the ones trying to save our society, y'all ... austinchronicle.com/news/2023-09-2…

The man

🧵Last August, I was listening to a feed of a heated North Texas school board meeting while juggling my nightly dad duties. Which is why I was getting my 3-year-old to bed when I heard a mom make a shocking statement that Antonia Hylton and I have now spent a year investigating. 1/

I'm starting to kind of like this guy.

The big boss gotta at least fire Fuentes' friend. If he really wants to turn the page he needs to fire Stickland.

A video of neo-Nazis eating at Torchy's Tacos in Fort Worth went viral earlier this month. With a bit of sleuthing I was able to identify two of them, as well as two other Texas neo-Nazis responsible for antisemitic fliers. My latest for Texas Observer. 1/ texasobserver.org/unmasking-texa…

The next time you hear someone saying “moderate Republican House members” in TX…remember, they ALL just voted for HB4. They all agreed to marginalize and endanger other human beings. Not a single one of them is moderate. Being a moderate R is history from another time and place.

This actually happened. Amendment from Armando Walle to ensure State of Texas isn't in the business of putting children under the age of 11 in jail. But author "respectfully" opposes. #txlege

I gotta retweet this shit yo!