Texans Defending Democracy
@txnsdd.bsky.social
Life-long Texans uniting against misinformation, promoting truth & ensuring Texas values shine. 501(c)(4)
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
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Federal inflation data was postponed for the first time in years as a government shutdown delayed economic reports.
Inflation Rose Again Last Month, Delayed Data Shows
Federal inflation data was postponed for the first time in years as a government shutdown delayed economic reports.
www.forbes.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Federal inflation data was postponed for the first time in years as a government shutdown delayed economic reports.
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Our top story, from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
Trump's ICE Arrested a Whistleblower Who Exposed Sexual Assault in Detention. Now, He’s Left the Country.
Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
www.texasobserver.org
October 25, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Our top story, from @francescadnunz.bsky.social: Douglas Menjivar is a survivor and activist. He’s also married to a U.S. citizen, but he was caught up in the president’s mass deportation agenda anyway.
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Earlier this month, we asked readers to send us pictures of their homecoming mums and share memories or reflections on the custom. 🏵️🔔✨
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Across Texas, Through the Decades: Your Homecoming Mum Photos
The real stars of the homecoming game? The longstanding, celebratory Texas tradition of homecoming mums. Here are some of our readers' photos with their mums.
www.texasmonthly.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Earlier this month, we asked readers to send us pictures of their homecoming mums and share memories or reflections on the custom. 🏵️🔔✨
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
Boy, did y'all deliver: https://www.texasmonthly.com/being-texan/texas-homecoming-mums-photos/
We’re breaking down Proposition 1 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
October 18, 2025 at 5:28 AM
We’re breaking down Proposition 1 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
✏️ Make Democracy Fun Again! Write postcards for the Nov. 4 election — we’ll give you address labels + a guide, you add your touch. 📬 Sign up: forms.gle/cj3G3DTauXtQ... #VoteTexas #txlege
October 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
✏️ Make Democracy Fun Again! Write postcards for the Nov. 4 election — we’ll give you address labels + a guide, you add your touch. 📬 Sign up: forms.gle/cj3G3DTauXtQ... #VoteTexas #txlege
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
October 14, 2025 at 10:02 PM
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
October 11, 2025 at 7:08 PM
🗳️ 17 constitutional amendments. Big decisions. Low turnout.
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
We’re breaking down what’s really on the Texas ballot — and what it means for you.
📲 See the pros, cons, and plain-English explainer at texansdefendingdemocracy.com/amendments
📅 Election Day: Nov 4
🗳️ Early Voting: Oct 20–31
🪪 Bring your ID!
🕯️ On #September11, we remember nearly 3,000 lives lost and the families forever changed.
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
September 11, 2025 at 9:00 AM
🕯️ On #September11, we remember nearly 3,000 lives lost and the families forever changed.
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
As President Bush said that night: “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”
The foundation is freedom. We must keep it shining.
#NeverForget #MakeOurRepublicReal
🍼 Everly’s Law is a compassionate step forward — giving grieving families counseling & time with their babies after loss.
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
September 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
🍼 Everly’s Law is a compassionate step forward — giving grieving families counseling & time with their babies after loss.
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
A JAMA study found TX infant deaths rose 12.9% after the 2021 abortion ban.
💡 State grants via DSHS will support the program.
#TXLege #GoodBadTXPolicy
🎓 SB 2972: Free speech on the label, restrictions in the package. 🧵
September 3, 2025 at 6:16 PM
🎓 SB 2972: Free speech on the label, restrictions in the package. 🧵