Despite rhetoric on protecting democracy, Texas organizations fail to mobilize against redistricting efforts.
https://livingbluetx.substack.com/p/is-everyone-asleep-at-the-wheel
David Spiller’s bill protecting racist monuments is a direct attack on marginalized communities.
https://livingbluetx.com/2023/01/david-spiller-jim-crow-era/
It's long past time to abolish Confederate Heroes Day.
https://livingbluetx.substack.com/p/today-texas-celebrates-white-supremacy
Republicans pass a house rule to hobble Democrats from blocking extremist legislation.
Huge rules fight is expected today in the Texas House as Republicans in DC completely melt down.
https://livingbluetx.substack.com/p/dade-phelan-re-elected-house-speaker
Get ready. Senator Huffman has already filed multiple bills.
Don’t be fooled by propaganda regarding school choice. This effort by Republicans attempts to re-implement school segregation in an increasingly brown state.
https://livingbluetx.com/2023/01/gop-effort-school-segregation/
Congressman Jackson makes yet another bad decision and hires a racist and disgraced beauty queen.
https://livingbluetx.com/2023/01/jackson-racist-beauty-queen/
This is an attempt to judge, stigmatize, and punish food stamp users from a millionaire who has never experienced hunger in his life.
https://livingbluetx.com/2023/01/millionaire-mayes-middleton-snap/
Hopefully you're fully rested, because by this time next week, it will be all hands on deck.
https://livingbluetx.substack.com/p/get-ready-for-the-gop-controlled
From big oil to investigations and the members who didn't show up to work, what did Texas congressional members do in 2022?
https://livingbluetx.com/2022/12/texas-congressional-members-2022/
As the Texas GOP continues its bullying campaign against their own party, Republican Jeff Leach takes them down.
How many coal power plants are still in Texas? How much damage are they doing to the environment? And which politicians are benefiting?
https://livingbluetx.com/2022/12/coal-money-and-texas-politics/
In an effort to further expand the GOP's white supremacist hold on power, Carl Tepper introduces a bill to enforce systematic racism on college campuses.
https://livingbluetx.com/2022/12/carl-tepper-diversity-equity-inclusion/
Republican Senators expressed outrage over the free-market approach taken by financial institutions regarding climate action.
https://livingbluetx.substack.com/p/texas-gop-senators-perform-political
The Republican Party of Texas seeks to become a full-blown fascist government by embracing authoritarianism.
https://livingbluetx.com/2022/12/texas-gop-embrace-authoritarianism/
@TXPamInOH who will stop them? The Supreme Court? The Republican lead congress?
Each legislative session, Republicans craft new ways to restrict voting access to Texans. This upcoming year will be no exception.
https://livingbluetx.com/2022/12/88th-lege-disenfranchise-voters/
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