@vannnnnna.bsky.social
TX GOP showing their authoritarian tendencies ...
"Freedom" on their terms.
"Freedom" on their terms.
There's a current Texas state rep. (Nicole Collier) locked in the House chamber because she refused to sign this permission slip.
Because in Texas there's nothing we love more than FREEDOM!
Because in Texas there's nothing we love more than FREEDOM!
August 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
TX GOP showing their authoritarian tendencies ...
"Freedom" on their terms.
"Freedom" on their terms.
Flood response is so important to Abbott and the TX GOP that the first Daily House Calendar has redistricting up for a second reading. #TXLege capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/...
capitol.texas.gov
August 19, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Flood response is so important to Abbott and the TX GOP that the first Daily House Calendar has redistricting up for a second reading. #TXLege capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/...
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Solidarity with pro-worker champion Rep. Nicole Collier – we've got your back! 🔥 #txlege
Fort Worth Rep. Collier refuses to leave Texas House, protesting state trooper escorts
Texas Democrat Nicole Collier said she won't sign "permission slip" to leave the chamber, which would require accepting round-the-clock monitoring by state troopers.
fortworthreport.org
August 19, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Solidarity with pro-worker champion Rep. Nicole Collier – we've got your back! 🔥 #txlege
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New this morning: Texas GOP lawmakers may enact stiff financial penalties for cities & counties that adopt progressive policies
The proposal's among a slate of bills aimed at stopping local officials from pursuing those policies www.texastribune.org/2025/05/05/t... @texastribune.org #txlege
The proposal's among a slate of bills aimed at stopping local officials from pursuing those policies www.texastribune.org/2025/05/05/t... @texastribune.org #txlege
Texas Republican lawmakers may “financially handcuff” cities that don’t play by their rules
One proposal would allow the attorney general to sue cities and freeze sales tax revenues for up to 90 days.
www.texastribune.org
May 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
New this morning: Texas GOP lawmakers may enact stiff financial penalties for cities & counties that adopt progressive policies
The proposal's among a slate of bills aimed at stopping local officials from pursuing those policies www.texastribune.org/2025/05/05/t... @texastribune.org #txlege
The proposal's among a slate of bills aimed at stopping local officials from pursuing those policies www.texastribune.org/2025/05/05/t... @texastribune.org #txlege
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www.propublica.org/article/texa...
A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021.
A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021.
Texas Won’t Study How Its Abortion Ban Impacts Women, So We Did
Since Texas banned abortion, no one has studied the statewide effects on pregnant women experiencing complications. Here’s how we sifted through data on millions of pregnancy hospitalizations and anal...
www.propublica.org
May 6, 2025 at 1:27 PM
www.propublica.org/article/texa...
A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021.
A first-of-its-kind analysis by ProPublica found that the sepsis rate in second-trimester pregnancy loss hospitalizations increased by more than 50% after Texas’ near-total abortion ban went into effect in September 2021.
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4️⃣ Finally, let's finish with Mansfield: bsky.app/profile/tani...
RESULT: Voters in Mansfield, Texas, have ousted three conservative members of their local school board tonight.
This is a school board that has been at the frontlines of book-banning in Texas, as you can see here: fortworthreport.org/2025/03/19/m...
This is a school board that has been at the frontlines of book-banning in Texas, as you can see here: fortworthreport.org/2025/03/19/m...
May 4, 2025 at 5:04 AM
4️⃣ Finally, let's finish with Mansfield: bsky.app/profile/tani...
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Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
May 4, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Texas conservatives who've championed book bans & anti-LGBT policies suffered big losses tonight in school board races.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
And They seem to have lost their working majorities to pass their policies in big school boards.
I tracked these results in FOUR boards tonight. So a 🧵 on each ICYMI.
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A 40-year-old man died from dehydration after being detained for more than two months inside the Tarrant County jail in Texas, he was one of at least three people with documented mental illness to die of thirst in the jail’s custody in recent years.
Officials Play “Accountability Ping Pong” With Jail Deaths in Texas - Bolts
A bipartisan push for jail oversight comes after a North Texas sheriff flouted state law mandating independent investigations of deaths on his watch.
boltsmag.org
May 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
A 40-year-old man died from dehydration after being detained for more than two months inside the Tarrant County jail in Texas, he was one of at least three people with documented mental illness to die of thirst in the jail’s custody in recent years.
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Way to go RFK and Republicans. 😡
CDC reports 216 child deaths this flu season, the most in 15 years
More U.S. children have died this flu season than at any time since the swine flu pandemic 15 years ago.
www.kltv.com
May 2, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Way to go RFK and Republicans. 😡
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This is why ICE agents should be prosecuted. Secret police who refuse to identify themselves are no police at all. They give those subject to their orders no way to distinguish them from criminals except taking the word of a random masked thug. The courts need to be invoked to clarify this.
ICE says they will bring charges against the two Immigration Rapid Response Hotline volunteers who demanded that agents show their badges before seizing two men from the Charlottesville courthouse. dailyprogress.com/news/local/c...
ICE promises bystanders who challenged Charlottesville raid will be prosecuted
After ICE raided a downtown Charlottesville courthouse and arrested two men, the federal agency is promising to prosecute the bystanders who challenged their authority.
dailyprogress.com
April 27, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is why ICE agents should be prosecuted. Secret police who refuse to identify themselves are no police at all. They give those subject to their orders no way to distinguish them from criminals except taking the word of a random masked thug. The courts need to be invoked to clarify this.
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An actual quote from the article:
“Republicans have controlled all aspects of Texas politics for more than two decades, but Abbott said the new office is not a sign Republicans have mismanaged the state for the past 20 years.”
😂🤣😂 #txlege
“Republicans have controlled all aspects of Texas politics for more than two decades, but Abbott said the new office is not a sign Republicans have mismanaged the state for the past 20 years.”
😂🤣😂 #txlege
Gov. Greg Abbott signs 'Texas DOGE' bill into law
The bill creates an efficiency office to streamline Texas regulations, reduce unnecessary rules and improve public access to regulatory information.
www.kvue.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:49 PM
An actual quote from the article:
“Republicans have controlled all aspects of Texas politics for more than two decades, but Abbott said the new office is not a sign Republicans have mismanaged the state for the past 20 years.”
😂🤣😂 #txlege
“Republicans have controlled all aspects of Texas politics for more than two decades, but Abbott said the new office is not a sign Republicans have mismanaged the state for the past 20 years.”
😂🤣😂 #txlege
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"In Texas, the largest state to ban abortion, the trend is most pronounced: In 2022, the first full year Texas had outlawed most abortions, pregnancy-related deaths went up by 56 percent" #txlege
“There are two Americas for reproductive-aged women and people who can become pregnant in the United States."
19thnews.org/2025/04/abor...
19thnews.org/2025/04/abor...
People in states with abortion bans are twice as likely to die during pregnancy
The risk is greatest among Black women in states with abortion bans, according to a new report.
19thnews.org
April 23, 2025 at 2:58 PM
"In Texas, the largest state to ban abortion, the trend is most pronounced: In 2022, the first full year Texas had outlawed most abortions, pregnancy-related deaths went up by 56 percent" #txlege
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Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social lays out his amendment to allow Texans to have a say in the voucher debate, and put the issue on the ballot for Texas voters to decide.
If Greg Abbott is so confident that Texans want his voucher scam, why is he too cowardly to let them vote on it? #txlege (1/2)
If Greg Abbott is so confident that Texans want his voucher scam, why is he too cowardly to let them vote on it? #txlege (1/2)
April 16, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Rep. @jamestalarico.bsky.social lays out his amendment to allow Texans to have a say in the voucher debate, and put the issue on the ballot for Texas voters to decide.
If Greg Abbott is so confident that Texans want his voucher scam, why is he too cowardly to let them vote on it? #txlege (1/2)
If Greg Abbott is so confident that Texans want his voucher scam, why is he too cowardly to let them vote on it? #txlege (1/2)
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Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
Women, minorities fired in purge of NIH science review boards
Scientists, with expertise in fields that include mental health, cancer and infectious disease, typically serve five-year terms and were not given a reason for their dismissal.
www.washingtonpost.com
April 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Thirty-eight of 43 experts cut last month from the boards that review the science and research that happens in laboratories at the National Institutes of Health are female, Black or Hispanic, according to an analysis by the chairs of a dozen of the boards.
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We found the voter fraud!!!!!
NEWS
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard signed a sworn declaration stating that she was a resident of the State of Texas.
But then she voted in Hawaii.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard signed a sworn declaration stating that she was a resident of the State of Texas.
But then she voted in Hawaii.
Tulsi Gabbard declared her residency in Texas. Then she voted in Hawaii | CNN Politics
Election law experts said Gabbard’s vote, coupled with her claiming a homestead tax break on her Texas home, raises questions about whether she properly cast her ballot and illustrates the complexity ...
bit.ly
April 9, 2025 at 8:22 PM
We found the voter fraud!!!!!
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More bg on the impetus for Phil King's Bill Waybourn Protection Act (SB 781) at the #txlege. If you don't intend to reduce the number of tragic and unnecessary jail deaths, apparently the next best thing is to make information about them secret.
Under Sheriff Waybourn, Tarrant County has paid millions to settle lawsuits over mistreatment in its jail. In one case, a pregnant woman with mental illness deteriorated until she was non-verbal and gave birth alone in her cell. Her baby died 10 days later. boltsmag.org/jail-crisis-...
North Texas Sheriff Running for Reelection Faces Grief and Anger Over Rising Jail Deaths
Tarrant County Sheriff Bill Waybourn appears to be flouting a state law requiring outside investigations into jail deaths. Advocates have called for outside intervention.
boltsmag.org
January 25, 2025 at 4:42 PM
More bg on the impetus for Phil King's Bill Waybourn Protection Act (SB 781) at the #txlege. If you don't intend to reduce the number of tragic and unnecessary jail deaths, apparently the next best thing is to make information about them secret.
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New Texas program to redistribute wealth to the wealthy. #txlege
New: The Texas Senate revealed a bill on Friday to create a school voucher program.
The proposal would create education savings accounts and give families $10,000 a year in state funds to pay for their children’s private education.
The proposal would create education savings accounts and give families $10,000 a year in state funds to pay for their children’s private education.
Texas Senate unveils its plan to create private school voucher program
The proposal would create education savings accounts and give families $10,000 a year in state funds to pay for their children’s private education.
www.texastribune.org
January 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
New Texas program to redistribute wealth to the wealthy. #txlege
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In other #txlege news, they are actively defunding our public schools and funneling that money to private (Christian) education. We are living in a theocracy in Texas.
January 24, 2025 at 6:50 PM
In other #txlege news, they are actively defunding our public schools and funneling that money to private (Christian) education. We are living in a theocracy in Texas.