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1/ Beto O'Rourke proclaimed at Thursday night's debate that, "hell yes," he plans to take Americans' AR-15s and AK-47s.

Soon after, a Republican Texas House member posted on Twitter: "My AR is ready for you Robert Francis."

The tweet was removed. #txlege bit.ly/2LurKff
2/ Twitter took the comment down within hours because it violated a rule forbidding threats of violence.

Beto O'Rourke's campaign planned to report the tweet to the FBI. #txlege bit.ly/2LurKff
3/3 "This is a death threat, Representative," Beto O'Rourke said on Twitter. "Clearly, you shouldn't own an AR-15—and neither should anyone else." #txlege bit.ly/2LurKff
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1/ Crystal Mason's ballot was never counted. Will she still serve five years in prison for illegally voting?

Her lawyers say if her sentence stands, it could discourage low-information voters from going to the polls at all.

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2/ Crystal Mason was months out of federal prison on supervised release, working full-time at Santander Bank in downtown Dallas and enrolled in night classes at Ogle Beauty School when she went to vote on Election Day in 2016. #txlege bit.ly/308LrBa
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1/ No 2020 presidential candidate has been more progressive on immigration issues than @JulianCastro.

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