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They want vouchers to help them replace public schools w/ private Christian schools (which can “choose” which students to enroll). On his voucher propaganda tour, TX Governor Greg Abbott has “only visited expensive private Christian institutions …” #Christofascism #txpol 1/
“Of the seven schools the governor [Abbott] has visited on his ‘Parent Empowerment Tour,’ not a single one has been a public school or a secular private school or a religious school affiliated with Catholicism, Islam, or Judaism. Not even a Montessori.” 2/
“If the goal was to reassure critics that [TX Governor] Abbott’s embrace of vouchers wasn’t a recipe for draining the public school system while subsidizing the children of wealthy Christian conservatives in private schools…, none of those critics were around to hear it.“ 3/
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Here's part of the proposed 2022 platform of the Republican Party of Texas.

"Homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice." #txpol #txlege
More here:
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Sen. John Cornyn, Texas’ senior senator, just got on the stage.

Folks here are booing him big time. #txpol
Cornyn talks about how “when tragedy strikes, the left's knee jerk reaction is to say we should confiscate guns of law abiding Texas.”

He says he will not support new restrictions for gun owners. Crowd continues to boo. Loud boos.
Cornyn says what’s on the table in terms of gun-related negotiations in Congress “more mental health resources, more support for our schools & making sure that violent criminals and the mentally ill cannot buy a firearm.”

More boos. Cornyn encourages folks to check his website.
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Oops they’re doing it again. Republican members of Congress want to be seen as voting in lockstep with their party but they also want credit when the legislation crafted & passed by #Democrats pay huge dividends for their constituents. #WeSeeYou👀 1/20 #DemocratsDeliver
This article, from Jan. 20, 2022 By Steve Benen tells the story of the double-dealing, mealy-mouthed, two-faced, weaselly, yellow-bellied, two-timing, lying Republican swine. The article doesn’t use those words but draw your own conclusions. 2/20 msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/ncna…
“Around this time 12 years ago, as investments from Barack Obama's Recovery Act started reaching communities nationwide, Republicans who opposed the economic package started showing up at ribbon-cutting ceremonies.”3/20 #RepublicanHypocrisy
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NEW: We obtained Texas county election officials’ communications about the Texas secretary of state’s “full forensic audit” of 2020 election results.

The documents contain emails that suggest confusion about the investigation’s scope and timeline. #txpol
americanoversight.org/american-overs…
The “audit” was announced late on Sept. 23, just hours after former President Donald Trump publicly pressured Gov. Greg Abbott to investigate the election and to back legislation that would pave the way for future audits.
The documents we obtained include communications sent by election officials in Collin and Tarrant counties from November 2020 to mid-October 202l and back up previous reports that county officials were given no advance notice and little guidance.
cnn.com/2021/09/24/pol…
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House takes up a quite a few onerous bills. Looking for my favorite SDEC Committee Woman @itsJenRamos

#DemCastTX #SD21 💃
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I see some volunteers of Moms Demand in the Gallery. Open carry and poll watcher bills at polling sites really has me concerned after all the voter intimidation last year across Texas.

Y'all rock #DemCastTX
#txlege #txpol
Rep @jamestalarico bill #HB2039 passes out with only one 'Nay'
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SBA List and our partners, Women Speak Out PAC and Pro-life America PAC have been working tirelessly across the Lone Star State to:

1) HOLD the #ProLife majority in the Texas state house

2) WIN 5 key congressional races

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See our efforts to defeat abortion extremists like Wendy Davis & Colin Allred: sba-list.org/newsroom/press… #TXpol 2/
Our field team reached 650,000 Texas voters including:

🏡 337,000 home visits to voters

🚶‍‍110 canvassers

📫 3.6M voter mail pieces

💻 15.9M digital ad views

📞 1.1M live voter calls

📳 2.4M texts

Watch the video ads: youtube.com/playlist?list=… & youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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Coming back from the holiday and catching up on the news? Here are some of the biggest stories you may have missed!
Republicans are standing by while Trump sabotages health care markets and raises premiums AGAIN! #ACA #ProtectOurCare nytimes.com/2018/07/07/us/…
GOP candidate says something racist? Say NO to racism by voting for @PaulDavisKS!

"While CNN has rated the race to replace Jenkins as leaning Republican, Democrats have lined up behind former Kansas House Minority Leader Paul Davis to flip the district."
cnn.com/2018/07/07/pol…
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