Thread by @MedleyTrey

This is a thread about Texas politics (and @GregAbbott_TX specifically). If you're not from Texas, sorry.

Greg Abbott is up for reelection in 2022. Let's talk about why he needs to be voted out. I don't care if it's a republican or a democrat, he just needs to be out (1/)

In 1986 Abbott won a massive lawsuit against the homeowner and the tree removal company that left him in a wheelchair. And I do not want to begrudge him any of that. He's issue a monthly stipend and regular lump sums. He should be, they took his legs (2/)

However, as a politician, Abbott has fought hard to limit the amount of damages anyone may be awarded in a lawsuit in Texas. The total settlement for Abbott is approaching $11 million. The limit on similar suits is now $750,000 (3/)

Local county leaders have been elected by their counties to represent them. Often times the county leaders and the governor have disagreed. The result, either the county wins or a new law is passed. This is the first time I know of where a governor has sued to override county (4/

Officials. The issue: masks in schools (not even widespread masking, just in schools). So much for small government. He is doing so at a time when schools are about to start and COVID is already ravaging the younger population (about 50% of hospitalizations nationwide are kids) 5

Kids under 12 still can't get vaccines, and even worse, if a school identifies that a student is known to have direct contact with someone who had COVID, the parents can elect to send them to school. Without a mask. (6/)

To see anyone in state government buildings, you need proof of vaccination or recent negative COVID test and must wear a mask. I'm sensing a theme (7/)

In February, Texas, on a different from the rest of the US, had terrible freezes as a result of the state regulators not doing basic maintenance. When Abbott called a special session and could have put anything on the agenda, absent was any mention of ERCOT accountability (8/)

Possibly because of friends who work there. Instead the primary item on the agenda was a voting security law that had already failed, but if passed would make it easier to disenfranchise hundreds of thousands (9/)

Abbott is up for reelection in 2022. Remember this. Texas has open primaries and plenty of republicans are also sick of his grift. That means Texans have 2 chances to get rid of Abbott: vote in the GOP primary &, if that fails, vote again in the general election, Nov 8, 2022 /end