Sen. Carol Alvarado, D-Houston, leads press conference following symbolic Democratic walkout in Senate to protest redistricting vote.
“Our options here to push back to fight in the Senate are pretty limited, so we’re using every tool we have to demonstrate our opposition.”
“Our options here to push back to fight in the Senate are pretty limited, so we’re using every tool we have to demonstrate our opposition.”
Sen. Nathan Johnson (@NathanForTexas), of Dallas, says his Democrats colleagues aren’t “abdicating their responsibility” by fleeing the state.
“There’s only one party here that has actually abdicated their responsibility here, and that’s the Republican Party.”
“There’s only one party here that has actually abdicated their responsibility here, and that’s the Republican Party.”
@NathanForTexas Sen. @CesarJBlanco, of El Paso, up now.
“This is an attack on our democracy and on minorities,” Blanco says in Spanish. “The people in power are manipulating the rules … If they win now, they’ll do this every election, taking away the power of voters to elect their leaders.”
“This is an attack on our democracy and on minorities,” Blanco says in Spanish. “The people in power are manipulating the rules … If they win now, they’ll do this every election, taking away the power of voters to elect their leaders.”
@NathanForTexas @CesarJBlanco Sen. @BorrisLMiles, of Houston, says Texas has been found guilty for two decades of trying to suppress Black and Brown votes.
“This is just another attempt of a hostile, rogue, racist takeover of democracy,” he says. “We will not take part in democracy being washed out.”
“This is just another attempt of a hostile, rogue, racist takeover of democracy,” he says. “We will not take part in democracy being washed out.”
@NathanForTexas @CesarJBlanco @BorrisLMiles Sen. @SarahEckhardtTX, of Austin, becomes slightly emotional talking about the 100+ dead from CenTex floods as well as shooting yesterday in Austin.
She expresses frustration that while some flooding-related bills will be addressed today, no red flag laws are on table in Texas.
She expresses frustration that while some flooding-related bills will be addressed today, no red flag laws are on table in Texas.
@NathanForTexas @CesarJBlanco @BorrisLMiles @SarahEckhardtTX Sen. Molly Cook (@MollyforTexas), of Houston, says Texans are “sick and tired of the political games.”
“Stop the redistricting,” she says. “Put flooding first. Stop letting politicians pick their people. Put the people first.”
“Stop the redistricting,” she says. “Put flooding first. Stop letting politicians pick their people. Put the people first.”
@NathanForTexas @CesarJBlanco @BorrisLMiles @SarahEckhardtTX @MollyforTexas Following walkout, Dems are back in the chamber for votes on other bills.
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