Thread by @GregCasar

🧵 The election results in Texas are a story of HOPE for the South and the country. Here's why 👇🏽

1/ @BetoORourke had the best governor's race performance in 20+ years. Thank you, Beto, for inspiring millions of us.

@BetoORourke 2/ Texas Latinos rejected right-wing extremism, and overwhelmingly voted for Democratic & progressive candidates.

Our Congressional seats that voted for Biden in 2020 STAYED BLUE. Now, it's time to deliver for working class Latinos.

@BetoORourke 3/ We passed a huge affordable housing election in Austin, TX that will keep thousands of working class people from being pushed out of the city. 🏘️ #ATX

@BetoORourke 4/ San Marcos, TX officially voted to decriminalize marijuana with 81% of the vote! 🌿

I authored the first marijuana decriminalization policy to pass in Texas, and I am proud to see it spreading across the state. #SMTX

@BetoORourke 5/ We flipped several Hays County offices from Republican ➡️ Democratic.

The Republican District Attorney will be replaced by progressive @KellyHiggins4DA, who's committed to criminal justice reform & not prosecuting abortion cases. #HaysCo

@BetoORourke @KellyHiggins4DA 6/ In Bexar County, we protected critical Democratic seats, like re-electing District Attorney @gonzales4da and electing @JudgePeterSakai.

@BetoORourke @KellyHiggins4DA @gonzales4da @JudgePeterSakai 7/ In Harris County, the largest county in Texas, we expanded Democratic majorities and re-elected progressive County Judge @LinaHidalgoTX!
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@BetoORourke @KellyHiggins4DA @gonzales4da @JudgePeterSakai @LinaHidalgoTX 8/ We won our Congressional race in #TX35 on a bold, unapologetic platform of Medicare for All, union climate jobs, and abortion rights – with 73% of the vote.

9/ And these are just a few of the races that give me HOPE for our future. Texans are organizing and laying the groundwork for future progressive wins.

The lesson is this: you can win or lose an election — but you can’t stop a movement. We are here to stay.