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May 11 • 4 tweets • 2 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
VICTORY: This week at the #txlege, here are few bad bills we fought hard against that didn't make the May 8 deadline and are officially considered "dead" 🎉💀

In this case, may they not rest in peace 🤭...🧵
#BeyondBorders DEAD bills:

🟢HB 2883: Would have created more border checkpoints
🟢 HB 1610: Related to state control of constitutional challenges
🟢 HB 4006: Property ban against Russian, Asian, and Middle Eastern immigrants
#VotingRights DEAD bills:

🔵 HB 2020: One of the State Takeover Bills for Local Elections

🔵 HB 3611: Would have outlawed ranked choice voting

🎉🎉🎉
#CriminalInjustice DEAD bills:

🟡 HB 3147: Anti-trans bill-- detainment of juveniles & inmates based only on biological sex

Stay updated on the #txlege here: txcivilrights.org/88th-texas-leg…

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May 11
NEW: Today, Title 42 is ending.

For 3 years, Title 42 closed US ports of entry, turning away thousands of asylum seekers & sending them back to danger & uncertainty.

While the policy is ending, it's not time to celebrate.

@POTUS has announced the following plans... 🧵
👉Increased reliance on Title 8 expedited removal processing, meaning that people will be placed on fast-track removal processes while in immigration jail - including in CBP custody, which is notorious for dangerous conditions of detention, abuses, & limited access to counsel.
👉The asylum transit ban, which makes it exceedingly more difficult for people to access asylum. The ban will also force people to use the CBP One app for an appointment–an app with countless glitches & limited appointment slots per day–prior to presenting at a Port of Entry.
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May 10
NOW: There was a last minute committee sub for SB 12, which is the bill that would “prevent minors from attending drag performances”

While they removed language specific to drag performances, the bill’s original intent remains.

Texas wants to wipe out LGBTQ communities. #txlege
Because of SB 12’s vague language, this bill could lead many businesses, including their insurers, to take precautions and greatly diminish drag performances in Texas.

It could also lead to the cancellation of public celebrations for Pride Month, including Pride parades.
SB 12 is attempting to erase the spaces in Texas where drag is welcome and scare parents and businesses from including kids in performances that express queer joy and beauty.
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May 9
Today, a slew of bad border bills hit the House floor at the #txlege

We don’t say this lightly: HB 20, HB 7, and HB 800 are dangerous for Texas communities.

Follow + share this thread as we’ll be covering the debate with live updates! 🧵⬇️
Following the tragedy in Brownsville that killed 8 migrants, we fear that more acts of terror against migrants will occur if lawmakers continue to fuel xenophobic and racist narratives with legislation like HB 20.

Take action against HB 20 here⬇️ #txlege
link.txcivilrights.org/Vote-No-HB20-T…
HB 20 would endanger the lives of migrants by:

🚔 Creating a new “Border Protection Unit” (BPU)

⛓️ Radically punishing migrants for seeking safety and refuge in Texas

❌ Creating a Texas-equivalent of Title 42

Read more about the bill here ⬇️
link.txcivilrights.org/HB20-What-We-K…
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🚨BREAKING: We are joining 40+ partner orgs to request that the US Dept. of Justice @CivilRights deploys federal observers to monitor the 2022 midterm election in Harris County, TX. After the Texas Secretary of State's recent announcement, we need federal action NOW 🧵
Days before early voting began, TX SOS declared it was sending election inspectors and a “legal task force” from the TX AG to Harris County. This is a clear effort to sow doubt in the integrity of the county’s election process & lay the groundwork to discredit election results.
“Rather than protect Texans' right and freedom to vote, the [TX SOS] is focused on undermining the election process in Harris County—an area of Texas which has ...been a target for...voter suppression...Harris County needs support from the federal government" - Hani Mirza, TCRP
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🚨🚨🚨 Interrupting the wordle tweets to once again raise the alarm about voting rights in Texas 🚨🚨🚨

@TXsecofstate needs to provide guidance on the cure process for VBM application rejections. This process is mandatory & voters whose applications were rejected need it ASAP
Advocates repeatedly warned @TXsecofstate about this exact danger when the #txlege considered SB1, but these concerns were always dismissed.

Legislators were too intent on passing their poorly written anti-voter bill to think about the potential consequences for Texans.
Further, the @TXsecofstate assured the #txlege that this problem - currently impacting HALF of VBM applications in Travis and Bexar counties - would not be an issue:
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Oct 1, 2021
The fight for fair maps is on🥊 and we need you! Our time to speak to the Texas House is THIS Monday, 10/4, at 9AM.
🙋 In-person testimony is allowed!
💻 Virtual testimony is allowed!
📝 Written testimony is allowed! Image
🙋 To testify in person, you can register and speak at the Capitol Extension Auditorium, E1.004. Image
💻To testify over Zoom, register at the link below.
‼️ YOU MUST REGISTER 24 HOURS IN ADVANCE if you want to testify virtually! The cutoff is 9AM Central on Sunday, 10/3.
zoom.us/meeting/regist…
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