Texans Defending Democracy
@txnsdd.bsky.social
Life-long Texans uniting against misinformation, promoting truth & ensuring Texas values shine. 501(c)(4)
Voting in CD 18? 🗳️
Early voting runs Jan 21–27 — plan ahead before winter weather hits.
Find vote centers + hours here:
👉 www.harrisvotes.com/Vote-Centers
Election Day: Jan 31
Early voting runs Jan 21–27 — plan ahead before winter weather hits.
Find vote centers + hours here:
👉 www.harrisvotes.com/Vote-Centers
Election Day: Jan 31
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Voting in CD 18? 🗳️
Early voting runs Jan 21–27 — plan ahead before winter weather hits.
Find vote centers + hours here:
👉 www.harrisvotes.com/Vote-Centers
Election Day: Jan 31
Early voting runs Jan 21–27 — plan ahead before winter weather hits.
Find vote centers + hours here:
👉 www.harrisvotes.com/Vote-Centers
Election Day: Jan 31
Voting in SD 9? 🗳️
Early voting is open Jan 21–27 — and winter weather is coming.
Check locations + live wait times here:
👉 gisit.tarrantcounty.com/tcvotingwait...
Election Day: Jan 31
Early voting is open Jan 21–27 — and winter weather is coming.
Check locations + live wait times here:
👉 gisit.tarrantcounty.com/tcvotingwait...
Election Day: Jan 31
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 PM
Voting in SD 9? 🗳️
Early voting is open Jan 21–27 — and winter weather is coming.
Check locations + live wait times here:
👉 gisit.tarrantcounty.com/tcvotingwait...
Election Day: Jan 31
Early voting is open Jan 21–27 — and winter weather is coming.
Check locations + live wait times here:
👉 gisit.tarrantcounty.com/tcvotingwait...
Election Day: Jan 31
Early voting starts today. 🗳️
Jan 21–27.
Tarrant County cut polling locations by 40%+ after 2020.
Short window + winter weather = plan ahead.
CD 18 | SD 9
Election Day: Jan 31
Jan 21–27.
Tarrant County cut polling locations by 40%+ after 2020.
Short window + winter weather = plan ahead.
CD 18 | SD 9
Election Day: Jan 31
January 21, 2026 at 7:16 PM
Early voting starts today. 🗳️
Jan 21–27.
Tarrant County cut polling locations by 40%+ after 2020.
Short window + winter weather = plan ahead.
CD 18 | SD 9
Election Day: Jan 31
Jan 21–27.
Tarrant County cut polling locations by 40%+ after 2020.
Short window + winter weather = plan ahead.
CD 18 | SD 9
Election Day: Jan 31
Hear directly from the SD-9 runoff candidate on education policy.
🎥 Full interview: youtu.be/y_UqgiiI7aA
🗳️ Jan 31 | Early Voting Jan 21–27
Nonpartisan voter education by Texans Defending Democracy + Pastors for Texas Children.
🎥 Full interview: youtu.be/y_UqgiiI7aA
🗳️ Jan 31 | Early Voting Jan 21–27
Nonpartisan voter education by Texans Defending Democracy + Pastors for Texas Children.
Texas Education Policy Interview | SD-9 Candidate Taylor Rehmet (Moderated by Brett Shipp)
YouTube video by Texans Defending Democracy
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Hear directly from the SD-9 runoff candidate on education policy.
🎥 Full interview: youtu.be/y_UqgiiI7aA
🗳️ Jan 31 | Early Voting Jan 21–27
Nonpartisan voter education by Texans Defending Democracy + Pastors for Texas Children.
🎥 Full interview: youtu.be/y_UqgiiI7aA
🗳️ Jan 31 | Early Voting Jan 21–27
Nonpartisan voter education by Texans Defending Democracy + Pastors for Texas Children.
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Renee Good's family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and have now hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd's family to press for answers and accountability.
Renee Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good’s family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother’s killing by a federal immigration agent
www.washingtonpost.com
January 15, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Renee Good's family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and have now hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd's family to press for answers and accountability.
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🚨BREAKING: Nearly three weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) violated a new federal law by not releasing all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two lawmakers now want the judiciary to step in. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
‘DOJ cannot be trusted’: Lawmakers ask judge for independent oversight on Epstein files
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
🚨BREAKING: Nearly three weeks after the Department of Justice (DOJ) violated a new federal law by not releasing all of its files on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, two lawmakers now want the judiciary to step in. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
Texas teachers are paid less than they were in 2019 after inflation —
and Texas classrooms are more crowded than many comparable states.
Bigger class sizes. Fewer resources. Ongoing staffing shortages.
It remains a mystery how you build a “better” public education system this way. 🤔📚
and Texas classrooms are more crowded than many comparable states.
Bigger class sizes. Fewer resources. Ongoing staffing shortages.
It remains a mystery how you build a “better” public education system this way. 🤔📚
January 9, 2026 at 9:13 AM
Texas teachers are paid less than they were in 2019 after inflation —
and Texas classrooms are more crowded than many comparable states.
Bigger class sizes. Fewer resources. Ongoing staffing shortages.
It remains a mystery how you build a “better” public education system this way. 🤔📚
and Texas classrooms are more crowded than many comparable states.
Bigger class sizes. Fewer resources. Ongoing staffing shortages.
It remains a mystery how you build a “better” public education system this way. 🤔📚
Did you know? 🤠
Starting in 2026, Texas law requires sheriffs who run county jails to cooperate with ICE — pulling local law enforcement into federal immigration enforcement.
Starting in 2026, Texas law requires sheriffs who run county jails to cooperate with ICE — pulling local law enforcement into federal immigration enforcement.
January 2, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Did you know? 🤠
Starting in 2026, Texas law requires sheriffs who run county jails to cooperate with ICE — pulling local law enforcement into federal immigration enforcement.
Starting in 2026, Texas law requires sheriffs who run county jails to cooperate with ICE — pulling local law enforcement into federal immigration enforcement.
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President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country.
Many farmers are going into 2026 on the brink
President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country.
n.pr
December 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
President Trump says 2026 will be better for American farmers, thanks in part to $12 billion in new federal "bridge payments." But optimism remains hard to come by in farm country.
Runoff elections have low turnout — unless we change that 🗳️✍️ Write postcards to SD-9 voters for the Jan. 31 runoff (easy pickup in Hurst, NRH, Benbrook & FW): forms.gle/oz3z7uENWg8Z...
December 29, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Runoff elections have low turnout — unless we change that 🗳️✍️ Write postcards to SD-9 voters for the Jan. 31 runoff (easy pickup in Hurst, NRH, Benbrook & FW): forms.gle/oz3z7uENWg8Z...
Our The Librarians event is filling fast! If the RSVP page shows “at capacity,” don’t give up — we expect openings as people adjust plans.
Check back throughout the weekend for available seats. We’d love to have you there.
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/events
Check back throughout the weekend for available seats. We’d love to have you there.
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/events
Events | TDD
www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com
December 11, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Our The Librarians event is filling fast! If the RSVP page shows “at capacity,” don’t give up — we expect openings as people adjust plans.
Check back throughout the weekend for available seats. We’d love to have you there.
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/events
Check back throughout the weekend for available seats. We’d love to have you there.
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/events
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In just one year, Pete Hegseth has gone from leaked war plans to a possible war-crimes scandal. Now he’s pushing out real reporters and replacing them with political loyalists. This is how democracies erode: one institution at a time. A free press is essential—
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
Hegseth’s War on the Press: Inside the Pentagon’s Descent Into Propaganda
As real reporters walk out, Hegseth fills the Pentagon with political loyalists posing as journalists.
open.substack.com
December 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
In just one year, Pete Hegseth has gone from leaked war plans to a possible war-crimes scandal. Now he’s pushing out real reporters and replacing them with political loyalists. This is how democracies erode: one institution at a time. A free press is essential—
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
open.substack.com/pub/adamkinz...
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Earlier: “The immediate economic losses projected here are just the tip of the iceberg. International students drive innovation, advance America’s global competitiveness, and create research and academic opportunities in our local colleges that will benefit our country for generations.”
The High Cost of Targeting International Students in Texas
The Trump administration’s bans and airport detentions are derailing the academic dreams of students who carry out important research—and sometimes pay hefty tuition—to attend Texas institutions.
www.texasobserver.org
December 5, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Earlier: “The immediate economic losses projected here are just the tip of the iceberg. International students drive innovation, advance America’s global competitiveness, and create research and academic opportunities in our local colleges that will benefit our country for generations.”
Book bans aren’t random — and the new documentary The Librarians shows what’s really behind the fights happening in Texas schools and libraries.
Join us for a free screening on Dec. 15 in Fort Worth + live Q&A.
Save your seat now 👇https://www.txftrp.org/thelibrarianssouthsidefw
Join us for a free screening on Dec. 15 in Fort Worth + live Q&A.
Save your seat now 👇https://www.txftrp.org/thelibrarianssouthsidefw
December 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Book bans aren’t random — and the new documentary The Librarians shows what’s really behind the fights happening in Texas schools and libraries.
Join us for a free screening on Dec. 15 in Fort Worth + live Q&A.
Save your seat now 👇https://www.txftrp.org/thelibrarianssouthsidefw
Join us for a free screening on Dec. 15 in Fort Worth + live Q&A.
Save your seat now 👇https://www.txftrp.org/thelibrarianssouthsidefw
📚 Save the Date!
On Dec. 15, TDD is hosting a free screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall in Fort Worth — followed by a live Q&A panel with librarians + literacy advocates.
🎟️ Ticket link coming next week.
Follow us so you don’t miss out!
#FreedomToRead
On Dec. 15, TDD is hosting a free screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall in Fort Worth — followed by a live Q&A panel with librarians + literacy advocates.
🎟️ Ticket link coming next week.
Follow us so you don’t miss out!
#FreedomToRead
November 29, 2025 at 9:01 PM
📚 Save the Date!
On Dec. 15, TDD is hosting a free screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall in Fort Worth — followed by a live Q&A panel with librarians + literacy advocates.
🎟️ Ticket link coming next week.
Follow us so you don’t miss out!
#FreedomToRead
On Dec. 15, TDD is hosting a free screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall in Fort Worth — followed by a live Q&A panel with librarians + literacy advocates.
🎟️ Ticket link coming next week.
Follow us so you don’t miss out!
#FreedomToRead
Book bans aren’t abstract — they impact classrooms and democracy.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
November 25, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Book bans aren’t abstract — they impact classrooms and democracy.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
📚 Join us Dec. 15 in Fort Worth for TDD’s screening of The Librarians at Southside Preservation Hall.
Save the date! Details coming soon.
UPDATE: SCOTUS has temporarily reinstated Texas’s 2025 congressional map — the same map a federal court blocked this week for likely racial gerrymandering.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
November 22, 2025 at 9:01 PM
UPDATE: SCOTUS has temporarily reinstated Texas’s 2025 congressional map — the same map a federal court blocked this week for likely racial gerrymandering.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
The legal fight isn’t over, but the clock is ticking toward the Dec. 8 filing deadline.
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Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over. n.pr/4r1tHBC
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over. n.pr/4r1tHBC
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Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is suing AG Ken Paxton to block his efforts to shut them down.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
Texas Latino group Jolt fights Paxton’s attempt to close it
Paxton accuses nonprofit Jolt of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
www.texastribune.org
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Jolt Initiative, a nonprofit that aims to increase civic participation among Latinos, is suing AG Ken Paxton to block his efforts to shut them down.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
Paxton accused the group of an “unlawful voter registration scheme,” but a legal filing provided no evidence that it registers noncitizens to vote.
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Sean Duffy on air traffic controllers: "It might not be immediate that they come back in ... we'll start to alleviate the restrictions only when the data says we should."
November 11, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Sean Duffy on air traffic controllers: "It might not be immediate that they come back in ... we'll start to alleviate the restrictions only when the data says we should."
🇺🇸 Veterans Day reminds us that courage isn’t just found on the battlefield — it’s in defending freedom, equality, and democracy every day.
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
November 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
🇺🇸 Veterans Day reminds us that courage isn’t just found on the battlefield — it’s in defending freedom, equality, and democracy every day.
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
Their bravery carried democracy forward. It’s our turn to keep it strong. 🎖️
#VeteransDay #HonorAndDemocracy #MakeOurRepublicReal
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From @josephinelee.bsky.social: "From Texas to Florida, Louisiana, and New Jersey, the film reveals how librarians across the country have become victims of a crisis manufactured by national organizations bent on infiltrating and disrupting local school boards."
November 7, 2025 at 6:32 PM
From @josephinelee.bsky.social: "From Texas to Florida, Louisiana, and New Jersey, the film reveals how librarians across the country have become victims of a crisis manufactured by national organizations bent on infiltrating and disrupting local school boards."
🗳️ It’s ELECTION DAY in Texas!
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
November 4, 2025 at 5:50 PM
🗳️ It’s ELECTION DAY in Texas!
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
Polls are open 7am–7pm — if you’re in line by 7, you can vote.
Bring your ID + check what’s on the ballot:
👉 texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments#VoteTexasa#ElectionDaya#UseItOrLoseItIt
We’re breaking down Proposition 4 in plain English — what it does, the pros and cons, and what it means for you as a voter.
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
November 2, 2025 at 6:51 AM
We’re breaking down Proposition 4 in plain English — what it does, the pros and cons, and what it means for you as a voter.
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: October 20–31
🪪 Don’t forget to bring your ID!
📲 Full breakdown of all 17 amendments:
👉 www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
👻 The real Halloween horror? Only 1 in 5 Texans vote on your rights, schools & healthcare.
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas
October 31, 2025 at 6:05 PM
👻 The real Halloween horror? Only 1 in 5 Texans vote on your rights, schools & healthcare.
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas
🗳️ Today’s the LAST day of Early Voting—don’t get tricked out of your future.
📍 Where to vote: www.votetexas.gov/voting/where...
🧠 What’s on the ballot: www.texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
#VoteTexas