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Texas goes to the polls today for Senate, House, & TX Supreme Ct seats. More than 1.37M Dems have voted early (like me) in the Dem. primary; for Rs, it's been 1.18 M early primary votes.
Today, 35,000 votes so far in Houston's Harris Cty. #TXleg #Crockett
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“Maybe it’s complacency. Maybe it’s fatigue. Maybe it’s internal fractures. But whatever the cause, the gap isn’t just Democrats overperforming. It’s Republicans underperforming.
And that is a very different narrative than the one we’re used to telling about Texas.”
~ @lonestarleft.com
#TXleg #TX
We're fighting for a better Texas. Chip in to Texas House Democratic Campaign Committee.
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#Politics #USPolitics #Texas #TexasPolitics #TXleg #TXlegis #Democrats #Election2026 #2026Election #Donate #MakeADonation
Democrat Christian Menefee wins House special election runoff in Texas
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#Politics #USPolitics #Texas #TexasPolitics #Democrats #TXleg #TXlegis #Election2026 #2026Election #SpecialElection #ChristianMenefee
There is much to unpack, so no quote~ Ree*
TX Progressive Dems don’t NEED GOP voters. The 10 districts changed with the TX Dummymander are all </=10pts. We’re seeing 20-70pts swings AND those 10pts were based on 2024 WITH Latinos. Latinos are going to show in force** to fire GOP ICE-enablers. #TXleg
#TXleg #TX “I am unfollowing Katherine Culbert on…all of it, and I strongly encourage everyone who cares about transparency and integrity in Texas politics to do the same.
If someone chooses corruption, opportunism, and MAGA politics, that’s their call.
But we get to choose too”
~ @lonestarleft.com
Texas Democrats get an embarrassment of riches with either @jasmineforus.bsky.social or @jamestalarico.bsky.social being a strong candidate to flip a Senate seat in November.
Texas GOPs just get embarrassed with their clown car of losers.
#txleg
#BreakingNews
Jasmine Crockett holds two cashier's checks to be used for Monday one for filing her reelection bid for the US House seat, the other for participating in the Texas Democratic primary for US Senate. #txleg
BREAKING: A district court has rejected Texas Republicans’ bid to pause the ruling blocking their unconstitutional, gerrymandered map. We now await Texas to request a stay from SCOTUS.
#txleg
Families are being forced to sue camp organizers because @GregAbbott_TX refuses to take responsibility for #TxLeg negligence in denying funds for a flash flood warning system. 🤠✝️ #Republicans
🚨NEW: Everyone in Texas is supposed to have an equal voice, but an outdated Census Bureau policy counts incarcerated people in the wrong place, giving a few residents a megaphone – aka prison gerrymandering #txleg
The state can fix this. Here's how👇
🚨DAY 3 TX RECAP: A Texas Democrat testified in federal court Thursday that Republican leadership used minority communities as pawns when they redrew the state’s congressional map this summer at the request of President Donald Trump. @jenrice.bsky.social has the latest👇
#Txleg
www.forbes.com/sites/adammillsap/2025/0... “Texas in particular was a leader in 2025, passing several laws that will lower the cost of housing, including reducing minimum lot sizes; making it easier to convert office […]
Mid-decade redistricting legislation has been moving quickly. Here's where things stand today in Texas, California, and Missouri. #redistricting #txleg #caleg #moleg
Here are some laws that are going to hinder many Texans that went into effect Sept 1. Be aware and stay alert.
#50501satx #txleg #txlaw #txpolitics
Here are some laws we think are important for you to pay attention to as of Sept 1 and how this can affect everyone. #50501satx #txleg #txlaw #txpolitics
There were a bunch of laws that were passed (or could be passed based on voters) that happened Sept 1. Here are some good ones to pay attention to.
#50501satx #txleg #txlaw #txpolitics
Yes! #TXleg #ARleg #FLleg #USleg
I want THIS guy and 10K's more like him to run for state snd local government, countrywide, please?
Now that the Texas Legislature has gerrymandered election lines, they’re moving on to protect law enforcement who stood by while a gunman massacred elementary school children. When is this special session planning to focus on the Hill Country flood response? #txleg
If I were a resident of Texas, I'd never forget #TxLeg Republicans put their power grab ahead of helping people. Makes you wonder what they're grabbing power for, doesn't it? That would stop me from ever voting for a Republican for the rest of my life
Look at that! California will VOTE to do what the #TXleg has threatened to do. Ya'll been played. Perfectly. #dontpokethebear #californiastrong #texaswrong
This is what happens when you try to silence Black voices in Texas. Jasmine Crockett just brought the receipts and the 🔥 #txleg #gerrymandering #redistricting #maps
WATCH as Texas State Rep. Collier says she's forced by police to abruptly hang up a press call:
"I have to leave. They said it's a felony for me to do this. Apparently I can't be on the floor or in the bathroom."
#TXleg
This is wild. The Female Rep saying that African American families went from fleeing on slave state to another slave state Ma'am you need a history book and you need to read. #tx #txleg
Yes! This is meeting the moment!
Meet their ridiculous political theater when even bigger, ridiculous political theater 🎭
That way Dems get to control the narrative bc they have the spotlight & the microphone.
Lean into spectacle.
#GetCreative
#MoreOfUs
#RiseUp
#TXLeg
Visibility Brigade is responding to the use of DPS troopers to over Texas Dems. We stand in solidarity with Rep. Collier who has defiantly refused to sign her "permission slip" to exit the building. we will not sit idly by while they attempt to grab even more power!
#50501satx #txleg
#NicoleCollier !!!
This needs to be on the top of our feeds.
Protecting #Democracy #texas #TXLEG
