THIS is a really good question ..asked by a really smart Journalist.. PERIOD

#TexasRepublicans: Gun Registries are a governmental overstep that denies our freedom. Also #TexasRepublicans: Creating a registry of women's bodies & prohibiting their ability to travel is not governmental overreach and in no way denies their freedom. 🤔

The #TexasGOP’s proposal to eliminate no-fault divorce and enact covenant marriage laws is a direct attack on women's rights. Covenant marriages make it nearly impossible to leave, reverting to a time when women were considered property and domestic abuse was ignored. #VoteBlue

Texas should continue to invest in FQHCs (community health centers) which provide comprehensive primary healthcare services regardless of ability to pay. #txlege provided additional $40M last session to expand.

Texas Republicans continue to claim our elections are fraudulent. But even the Republican Secretary of State's Office says, “Texas is very good at list maintenance... We have strong, clean voter rolls.” Don’t let extremists fool you with their political theater. #txlege

ON WORKING CLASS PEOPLE BEING REPUBLICAN (HAPPY BELATED LABOR DAY)

Interesting development

My Gen Z (17-soon-to-be-18-yo) granddaughter will be eligible to vote by election day. She was/is excited to vote after Harris became the Dem nominee. The online system makes you print out an application and mail it in. I had to give her a stamp. She'd never mailed a letter bf.

The company that was selected to receive the 2nd largest award in the Texas Energy Fund, and included NextEra without their knowledge or consent, is Aegle Power. Its CEO was convicted of embezzlement in 2017. #txlege #energytwitter #txenergy justice.gov/usao-sdtx/pr/f…

Abortion is an economic issue. #txlege

🚨New FindOutPAC poll shows that when voters hear about the TX Supreme Court's dangerous anti-abortion decisions—and the suffering taking place across our state as a result—voters move our way. To a statistical tie between the Dem & GOP candidates. Can you share our new ad?

Smart piece.

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UPDATE: The shooter is believed to be a 14-year-old boy. Georgia has no minimum age to purchase rifles, doesn’t require parents to securely store guns, and doesn’t have background checks on all gun sales. cnn.com/2024/09/04/us/…

Texas would need billions of $$ a year to end property taxes, officials say Texas Republicans have been trying to reduce the state’s high property taxes for years. Some acknowledge eliminating them outright would be too expensive texastribune.org/2024/09/04/tex… Texas Tribune #txlege

This one got filed in Lubbock. You know, where Texas’s state law enforcement agencies are headquar—nevermind.

texans still sending in their voter registration form by owl meanwhile arizona voters have been allowed to register online for 22 years

Thank you to everyone who showed up to support @txcivilrights tonight at Antone’s! A huge thank you to Wendy Davis for joining me in a powerful conversation about the future of our fight for a more just and equitable Texas.