NEW: State data now shows that nine people died in Travis County as a result of the February freeze, with 111 fatalities statewide. Death causes include hypothermia, medical equipment failure and carbon monoxide poisoning.

#txlege is hearing a whole slew of voter suppression bills and not a single voting rights attorney, voter registrar, organizer, or elections admin has been invited as a resource witness. They're not evening pretending this is rooted in reality, just codifying conspiracy theories.

If we can do all our banking and tax paying online, why can’t we vote in the same manner? Also, indisputably, national Election Days should be holidays.

VACCINE UPDATE: A record 3.5 million vaccinations reported today. 1st dose coverage of population: -73% of seniors -36% of adults Great work across the country.

If you can drive to CVS in Brownwood, you can get vaccinated on Wednesday. The governor has made access to vaccine appointments nearly impossible for all the essential workers he ignored while other states did the smart thing.

One great infrastructure investment would be to loosen the grip fast food companies have on highway rest stops and implement policies to cultivate more nutritious food options along our interstates.

This year, summer hunger will be severe, but Congress has the power to change that. I'm joining with @NoKidHungry to call on Congress to take action to end summer hunger.

Thanks We Are Austin !!! So much love for y’all!!!

And yet - haven’t heard a peep from ol Matt about the attacks on trans kids, our voting rights, or abortion access....in fact, I don’t think anyone actually knows what he believes about anything. dallasnews.com/news/politics/…

Stop. Just stop. Can we take our election seriously, please?

A major problem in America is that the nostalgia that we used to reserve for small businesses with ties to the community has been replaced by a fixation with mediocre franchises we obsess over like Chik Fil-a, Trader Joe’s and Costco. These brands don’t better our communities.

YES! Thank you! This is it! More!

"Restaurant workers can’t be in the business of policing guests--and because the CDC has not provided a way to verify if someone is vaccinated, we must continue to protect our guests and ourselves." Chef José Andrés 🕊️🥘🍳, ., Chef Russell Jackson, and me: washingtonpost.com/opinions/2021/…

READ READ READ READ READ THIS THREAD

Shocking how people already expect restaurants to brush off the last 15 months like it was nuthin…

400 E. 6fh - 13 people shot, no deaths reported but what a horror. nbcnews.com/news/us-news/l…

It’s finally here! I’m having the first in-person event of my campaign for Austin City Council and it’s hosted by the chef-owners of two of Austin’s best restaurants. Why start with restaurant owners? Here’s a quick thread 👇🏾