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14 Aug, 7 tweets, 3 min read
I’m so proud of the @PxPAmbassadors who are putting in the work every day to bring more Texans into our democracy.

They were out in eight counties today registering new voters.

Here’s Abbey and Gregg, who brought in new voters in Longview:
Rocio, Stephanie and Felicia brought in new voters in Dallas — even in the rain!
These and other ambassadors led by @Brendajurgens3 knocked on doors and registered voters in Parker, Wise, and Ellis counties:
Taking advantage of back to school events in San Antonio:
Holly registering folks at the Barton Creek Farmer’s Market in Austin:
Meeting folks where they are in Houston:
I couldn’t be more grateful for this team. Let’s keep it up!

Join us by becoming a Volunteer Deputy Registrar in your community: poweredxpeople.org/becoming-a-vol…

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12 Aug
We’re registering voters today in El Paso’s Lower Valley.

Other @poweredxpeople volunteers in nine other cities are registering folks to vote in their communities.

Follow here for updates on our newly registered voters!
Here are Brandon and Michael — our newest El Paso voters.
Our Powered by People Ambassador Paul de la Peña just registered Sol, here in El Paso.
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12 Aug
Thanks to everyone who has responded! Let's keep this up.

Let us know what your Texas school district is doing to keep students & teachers safe during COVID.

We'll respond in this thread with contact info for your school board trustees & details about upcoming board meetings.
***ROCKWALL ISD***

NEXT SCHOOL BOARD MEETING:
8/16, 6pm, 1050 Williams Street, Rockwall, TX (Info: bit.ly/2Xnshbh)

SUPERINTENDENT:
Dr. John Villareal, john.villarreal@rockwallisd.org, 972-771-0605

BOARD OF TRUSTEES (continued):
Sherry Packer (Place 1): Sherry.Packer@rockwallisd.org

Frank Conselman (Place 2): Frank.Conselman@rockwallisd.org

Linda Mitchell Duran (Place 3): Linda.Mitchell.Duran@rockwallisd.org

Jon Bailey (Place 4): Jon.Bailey@rockwallisd.org

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6 Aug
56 years ago today, President Johnson signed the 1965 Voting Rights Act into law.

It happened because people protested, marched & put their lives on the line to engage the conscience of the nation — and because LBJ used the full force of his office to ensure the law would pass.
Today, as we face a weakened Voting Rights Act, and as state legislatures across the country erect new barriers to the ballot box, it’s going to take another historic movement and strong leadership from President Biden to pass new federal voting rights legislation.
Here in Texas, Governor Abbott just called a second special session yesterday to again try to force through voter suppression legislation that would effectively disenfranchise tens of thousands of Texans.

We are running out of time. We need Congress and President Biden to act.
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27 Jul
On this day 97 years ago, Dr. Lawrence Nixon walked into El Paso’s Fire Station No. 5 to vote, knowing he’d be turned away because of new voting laws passed in Texas.

But he had to try.

His courage & tenacity would ultimately win out.

Full story: texassignal.com/op-ed-the-path…
Turned away from the polls on the basis of race, Dr. Nixon mounted a challenge to the all-white primary — taking his case to the Supreme Court not once but twice. While it took 20 years, his perseverance in the face of injustice would finally bring down this hallmark of Jim Crow.
It’s with this level of grit and determination that we must meet the threat to democracy we face today. While it may not come in the form of poll taxes and all-white primaries, it comes in the form of a Big Lie—trafficked by those who would dismantle democracy to maintain power.
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30 Jun
1/ I’m the 4th generation of my family living on the Texas border, starting with my Irish immigrant great-grandparents who — like many immigrants before and since — chose El Paso to build a life and find a way to give back to this country.
2/ So many immigrant families share this story, making us better, stronger and safer.

Yet the persistent repetition of the lie that immigrants are a dangerous “invasion” or “infestation” is taking hold in border communities already hard hit by failed policies in Austin and D.C.
3/ Texas border towns are among the nation's most impoverished and underinsured. Low wages and underinvestment can make it impossible to afford medicine, a mortgage or college, leaving people understandably frustrated.

Those in power escape blame by scapegoating the immigrant.
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27 May
1/ We now know that the Texas government’s repeated failure to modernize our energy systems killed over 700 Texans in February’s winter storm.

buzzfeednews.com/article/petera…
2/ Texas officials received SEVERAL warnings over the past DECADE from state utility regulators about the human tragedy that could come if power grid vulnerabilities went unaddressed. These warnings were ignored. houstonchronicle.com/news/investiga…
3/ Instead, lawmakers sided with the oil & gas industry lobbyists who’ve spent millions successfully influencing them to shield the energy system from meaningful regulation and whose failures are largely responsible for the blackouts.  statesman.com/story/business…
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